Alexia Laroche-Joubert is the subject of a portrait in the columns of Paris Match this Thursday, October 3. The producer of the iconic program Loft Story made confidences about his career. Before tackling reality TV shows, she tried to become an actress, notably in 1995. She landed a role in The Boydirected by Maurice Pialat. A career which ended very quickly but which, as she explains, did not end because of Gérard Depardieu, today accused of sexual assault. “After that, I said to myself, never again”she began, cash on her future as an actress.
Alexia Laroche-Joubert affirms: it is not because of the actor that she decided not to turn to a career as an actress. “And it has nothing to do with Depardieu, a filming partner who I found wonderful,” she declared afterwards. A shoot that she has very fond memories of, particularly alongside an actor who is now causing controversy. “But already, I felt bad. Also, I didn’t want to be part of the other’s desire, even though it is the basis for being an actor”, assures Alexia Laroche-Joubert, transparent on the subject.
Gérard Depardieu: an actor accused of the worst crimes
Gérard Depardieu has been at the center of attention for several months. He was the subject of an accusation of rape and sexual harassment by the actress Charlotte Arnould in August 2018. The actor was indicted and it was in April 2023 that the case took a new rotating. These are 13 women who testified in the columns of Mediapart,
evoking sexual violence of which they were victims or which they witnessed. A few months later, previously unseen images of Gérard Depardieu were revealed and, in them, he made very shocking comments towards a little girl.
In the sequence broadcast by Additional Investigationit is explained that Gérard Depardieu finds himself facing a little girl when he makes comments, each more shocking than the last.
” Women love to ride horses. Their clits rub against the pommel of the saddle. They enjoy a lot, they’re big cocks “, he said. He even addresses a 10-year-old girl by sexualizing her. “If he ever gallops, she cums. That’s good girl, keep going! You see, she’s scratching there“, he continued, bursting out laughing. A sequence which was very noticed and which was the subject of numerous controversies over the months.
Gérard Depardieu: the actor denies the accusations against him
Faced with the accusations against him, Gérard Depardieu spoke in the columns of Figaro in October 2023. He wished to deny the comments made about him over the last few months. “Never, ever have I abused a woman. Hurting a woman would be like kicking my own mother in the womb.”he said. Several people, including Josée Dayan and
Carole Bouquet gave him their support publicly. According to the actress, Gérard Depardieu is “extremely modest and incapable of raping women” . As a reminder, the actor remains presumed innocent of the facts with which he is accused.
