Upgraded with trial and date information: French star Gérard Depardieu will stand trial in October on charges of sexual attack apparently devoted versus 2 ladies on the set of the movie The Green Shutters in 2021, the Paris Public Prosecutor stated on Monday.
The statement followed Depardieu was taken into authorities custody on Monday early morning for questioning on sexual attack allegations.
“At the end of his authorities custody at the 3rd judicial cops district, Gérard Depardieu was offered a summons to appear before the criminal court … for sexual attacks most likely to have actually been devoted in September 2021 versus 2 victims, on the set of the movie The Green Shutters,” the district attorney’s workplace stated in a note.
Regional media reports stated that the star had actually been employed for questioning on allegations associated with occasions on the sets of Jean-Pierre Mocky’sLe Magicien et les Siamoisin 2014, and Jean Becker’sThe Green Shutters (Volets Vertsin 2021.
The Paris Public Prosecutor stated October’s trial would remain in relation to 2 different allegations connected to the shoot of The Green ShuttersThere was no reference of accusations connected to the 2014 movie shoot.
Depardieu’s attorney Christian Saint-Palais addresses press (AFP through Getty Images)
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Previously at night, Depardieu’s attorney Christian Saint-Palais’ validated his customer had actually invested the day at the police headquarters, showing up there under his own steam following a summons.
He stated the questioning was a regular part of the judicial procedure which Depardieu contested the claims.
“When an individual is linked, undoubtedly, there comes a time when they need to describe themselves. Therefore today was among those days where he needed to discuss the allegations made versus him and which he contests,” he informed press collected outside the police headquarters.
He did not state whether Depardieu would be returning for additional questioning.
Depardieu currently deals with a main problem of 2 acts of rape going back to 2018 by starlet Charlotte Arnould, which is presently making its method through the courts.
The star emphatically rejected the rape claims and installing sexual attack allegations versus him in an open letter released in Le Figaro paper last October, recommending his acts had actually been misinterpreted.
The letter was available in the wake of growing varieties of allegations versus him.
In April 2023, 13 ladies implicated the star of sexually improper habits in an thorough report released by French investigative news site Médiapart.
2 months after the open letter, Depardieu came under additional public analysis in France following the broadcast on December 7 of a bombshell edition of investigative programComplément d’Enquêtewhich penetrated these historical allegations along with other acts of unsuitable habits.
Due date has actually called Depardieu’s legal representative Beatrice Geissmann Achille for talk about the allegations versus the star and his detention however has yet to hear back.
Depardieu’s case has actually divided the French movie theater world with 50 French home entertainment characters publishing an open letter in assistance of the star in December, stating they protested the “lynching” and cancelling of the star.
French President Emmanuel Macron Spoke up in defense of Depardieustating he was an excellent admirer of the star and recommending he underwent a witch hunt.
The open letter and Macron’s remarks were met a counter open letter signed by 600 French art and home entertainment world figures, which stated they were a slap in the face for all victims of sexual violence.