The actor Gérard Depardieu was seen as a turning point for the #Metoo movement in France when he took a stand at the sexual assault hearing in Paris this week.
A parliamentary commission is slow – even resistant to take women’s claims of abuse of women’s abuse of women seriously, the country’s largest film star Debardieu, a set decorator between the legs and the film Vollets Verts (Green shutters) in 2021, “support to touch the dead, and the situation was accused of touching. The old Depardieu rejected all the charges by saying that he was dragged from mud with Calumny and lies.
Female lawyers told the court that it was a “completely powerful” star targeting young women who are afraid of being on a black list if they deliberately talked. The court heard that there was a “impunished system around the departureu, and the film industry remained silent to continue to make money for those who came from inside.
“Everyone knew,” said a 30 -year -old actor, called a witness. The Netflix series said that Dardieu suddenly put his hand into his shorts and underwear during his first 20 -year -old role in Marseille. He pushed him and did it again. When he protested, he said, “What? I thought you wanted to be successful in cinema …”
Another witness, a journalist, told the court that in 2007, on a TV set, Dardieu made rude comments about how he should ask for “men on the skin, and suddenly he started to knead“ grunting ”and moving his hands towards his body. The male crew on the set said that the crew was laughing.
Another witness, a costume designer, in the court on a 2014 film set, set up a Cape Depardieu’nun wearing, “I put me in my curtains, tights, groin, my breasts,” he said: “You know who I am. They decided not to make a confusion for the “Little Costume Girl”.
State prosecutor Laurent Guy said that Debardieu should be sentenced to be clear. Jérémie Assous, the actor’s lawyer, said that women were lying and that a large man was part of a conspiracy to “destroy”. “Today, accusation of sexual assault has an atomic effect; it neutralizes you and kills you socially, Ass says Assous.
Depardieu has always described himself as one of the most powerful rags for rich stories in France. He was born in a poor family, leaving school at the age of 13, and before he found national heroic status, including Cyrano de Bergerac, he became theft and crime.
But in 2013, Vladimir Putin, who was recognized by Depardieu, gave him Russian citizenship and Depardieu said, orum I love the Russian spirit because I love the Russian nature.
DEPARDIEU repeatedly spoke at the hearing of two world conflicts. He said it was good – funny and relaxing. “Dick! Cat!” “I can’t even get an erection here,” he said, “I can’t even get an erection,” the set on the set. However, he said that people could be uncomfortable in the “new world”.
“Fragher” referred to the deputy director who accused him of sexual harassment. Young women may disturb the language of the men’s staff because they prefer to collect from the dressing room, he said. “Considering the rude words of the old world that makes people laugh, I avoid hearing them, so I am not perceived,” he said. A film team member said that Debardieu was a “ritual ve to shout obscene before a purchase, and when a young sound engineer brought him a microphone, he said to him“ ruby ”.
DEPARDIEU told the court that he loved women, they should be able to talk, but he also told the #Metoo movement: “This will be a terror.” He addressed Roman Polanski and defended him by addressing the chief judge. The director, born in Polish, escaped from the United States after accepting the legal rape of a 13 -year -old child.
When the protesters outside the court held the Banners who said, yok No rape rape ,, there was a tense mood in the courtroom.
Lawyer Claude Vincent, who accused Depardieu of sexual harassment, said that there was a sexism in court. He claimed that Depardieu’s voice was very highly treated and that his defense lawyer was “stupid” and “desperate” to female lawyers. Assous said he just defended his client.
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office demanded more lawsuits for rape and sexual assault in a separate case of actor Charlotte Arnould, but no date was determined.
Debardieu, who complained that he had not worked for three years, aimed to continue to take action. Judges, the court to continue, especially by following the legal teams is very useful, he said. “If I play a lawyer, I can imitate them one day,” he said.
The decision will be announced on May 13th.
