He touched the hips and buttocks: Gerard Depardieu was accused of sexual violence by 13 women 04/13/2023, 09:15

According to the victims, all these incidents took place over many years – from 2004 to 2022. The women said that the artist touched them indecently and also made vulgar suggestions to them. Some of the victims spoke openly about their painful experiences, others wished to remain anonymous.

Troubled episodes appeared on the set, including work on the comedy The Big House, the Dumas biopic and the Netflix project Marseille. Investigations by journalists show that these are “gestures or suggestions of varying degrees of seriousness.” Gerard allegedly touched the women’s hips and buttocks, spoke obscenities and sometimes “sighed heavily”.

Depardieu denies guilt. The actor’s lawyers argue that the allegations are based on subjective assessments and that members of the film crew do not corroborate the women’s stories. Some sources say that none of the victims are going to trial.

Five years ago, a significant incident occurred: the dancer Charlotte Arno filed a lawsuit accusing the actor of rape. “In addition to Charlotte Arnaud’s complaint, we collected testimonies from 13 women who claimed to have suffered inappropriate sexual gestures or proposals from the well-known actor of varying severity,” the Mediapart investigation said.

However, according to the results of the trial, the Paris prosecutor’s office did not bring charges against the actor in the Charlotte case. Ten years ago, the artist received a Russian passport. According to some reports, Gerard Depardieu even converted to Orthodoxy.