PARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two ladies that he sexually assaulted them on film units.
Broadcaster BFMTV and the every day Le Parisien each reported that the 75-year-old actor was known as in for police questioning in Paris on Monday.
The Paris police, the Paris prosecutor’s workplace, Depardieu’s legal professionals and a lawyer for one of many alleged victims didn’t instantly reply to Related Press emails in search of remark.
BFMTV and Le Parisien reported that the police summons pertains to accusations of sexual assault filed by two ladies who accuse him of groping throughout filming — one in 2014, the opposite in 2021.
Depardieu has additionally been accused by greater than a dozen different ladies of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them. He was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault prices in 2020 following allegations from actor Charlotte Arnould.
Depardieu denies wrongdoing. In an open letter final October, he stated: “I’ve by no means, ever abused a girl.”
Depardieu was lengthy seen as a nationwide icon in France. He has been a worldwide ambassador for French movie and loved worldwide fame with a number of roles in Hollywood.
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