One of the two women, a film decorator, filed a complaint in February 2024 for sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist outrages during the filming of the film “Les Volets Verts” by Jean Becker in 2021, which resulted in the opening of an investigation.
She denounced facts dating back to September 2021 which allegedly took place in a private mansion in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. “ I expect justice to be the same for everyone and that Mr. Depardieu does not benefit from preferential treatment because he is an artist », Explains to AFP his lawyer, Me Carine Durrieu-Diebolt.
« The witnesses and evidence he produces will demonstrate that he is only the target of false accusations. », Promises for his part the actor’s lawyer, Me Jérémy Assous, for whom “ the aim pursued has just been revealed through the compensation requests: to enrich yourself by 30,000 euros “. Will the 75-year-old French cinema giant attend the hearing, starting at 1:30 p.m.? “ I confirm to you that Gérard Depardieu intends to appear before the court “, replied Me Jérémy Assous to AFP.
“Come touch my big parasol”
According to the story given by this 55-year-old complainant to the investigative site Mediapart, Gérard Depardieu suddenly shouted during a conversation that he wanted a “ fan » because he could not « even more hard-on » with this heat, then he would have assured himself that he could “ make women cum without touching them “. An hour later he would have it. caught with brutality » as she left the set, she added.
Mr. Depardieu would then have “ blocked by closing his legs on [elle] like a crab ”, then he would have “ kneaded the waist, the stomach, going up to [ses] breasts “, she assures. He also allegedly held “ obscene remarks » such as “ Come touch my big parasol, I'll shove it in your pussy “. The actor's bodyguards then “ taken away ”, she remembered. “ He was screaming and laughing to himself. He said to me: “We'll see you again, my darling!”».
« My client is waiting for justice to establish that Gérard Depardieu is a serial sexual assaulter », Me Carine Durrieu-Diebolt also told AFP. The actor will also be judged for sexual violence denounced in a complaint by another woman, an assistant director on the same film.
His behavior has “worse very, very seriously”
This filming also marked the actress Anouk Grinberg, who mentioned “ salaceries » from Gérard Depardieu « from morning to evening », in an interview with AFP. “ When film producers hire Depardieu on a film, they know they are hiring an abuser. » « I always heard (Gérard Depardieu) make sexual, serious comments » but his behavior has “ very, very seriously worse, with the permission of the profession which pays him for that, and which covers his crimes “, she castigated.
Figure of French cinema known throughout the world, Gérard Depardieu, was accused of identical behavior by around twenty women. The actress Charlotte Arnould was the first to file a complaint. In August, the Paris prosecutor's office requested a trial for rape and sexual assault against the actor.
An investigation is also underway in Paris after the complaint of a former film assistant accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault in 2014. The actress Hélène Darras had also filed a complaint against him for sexual assault but it was closed for prescription.
Emmanuel Macron's shocking remarks
As for the Spanish journalist and writer, Ruth Baza, she accuses Gérard Depardieu of having raped her in 1995. “ Never, ever have I abused a woman “, for his part assured the actor in an open letter published in Le Figaro on October 1, 2023.
A few weeks later, in December 2023, Emmanuel Macron shocked feminist associations by welcoming a “ huge actor ” Who “ makes France proud ”, and denouncing “ a manhunt » after the broadcast of a report from “Complément d'Enquête” on France 2 during which the actor made numerous misogynistic and insulting remarks towards women.
Launched in 2017 to denounce the behavior of American producer Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement has swept through French cinema in recent years. Several big names have been accused of sexual violence, such as directors Jacques Doillon and Benoît Jacquot.
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