“It’s okay, you’re not going to give me a MeToo!” », Gérard Darmon accused by nine women of sexist and sexual violence

They denounce « humiliations »of the “sexist insults”, “a feeling of insecurity” or even “proposals of a sexual nature or non-consensual physical contact”. In an investigation published this Wednesday, November 27 by Politis, nine women accuse French actor Gérard Darmon of sexual and gender-based violence. Small juicy detail, the 76-year-old actor was a signatory of the platform supporting Gérard Depardieu…

Young technicians facing the “omnipotence” of the actor

The testimonies relate facts dating back to 2018 for the oldest, until last summer for the most recent. Inappropriate behavior and gestures that allegedly took place on the set of six films. The victims are all technicians, the invisible “little hands” of cinema: dressers, makeup artists, hairdressers, director or production assistants. Young, all evoke a “omnipotence” from the actor.

One of them, aged 19 at the time of filming, an intern, described to Politis a man “very honeyed, pressing his kisses to the corner of his mouth. » For having refused his advances – Gérard Darmon would have launched him “we can make love, you can come to my house” – the actor insults him. “He spoke extremely badly to me. He said to me 'hello female dog, would you rather I call you female dog or little slut?' »reports the journalist. “He was barking to talk to me” describes the young woman, who indicates that she filed a complaint against the production for non-protection.

Complaint against production for “lack of protection”

Another testimony: A first assistant director was told “It’s okay, you’re not going to give me a MeToo!” »after the actor “put his hand between [s] your thighs [lui] saying hello » as she sat cross-legged. According to Politis, a technician filed a complaint against her production for “lack of protection” against Gérard Darmon.

The nine women who testified to Politis all spoke of the feeling of being “torn between this desire for “this violence to stop” and the wish not to see their professional future disrupted, or even prevented, by this media coverage of speech.” “These are relationships of control of a person who is all-powerful and who knows that if he leaves, the film ends”thus analyzes one of them. Another one : “We are faced with actors who have all the power over the film. »

Ten other women reportedly confided in Politis, but did not wish to appear in the investigation. As one of the sources in the article in question summarizes: “Gérard Darmon is bankable, he has very strong public sympathy. And us? » The actor, who denies the facts, refused to respond to the Politis journalist.