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French film greats mired in abuse scandals
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Paris, Feb 23, 2021 (AFP) - Actor Gerard Depardieu is the latest member of France's film and literary elite to be accused of sexual assault, with the 72-year-old charged with raping a young actress.
While the #MeToo movement was slower to take hold in France despite some of the accusations against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein having taken place at the Cannes film festival, there has been a dam-burst of allegations ...