Paris, March 21, 2025 (AFP) - Gerard Depardieu: a tarnished French film icon on trial

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Gerard Depardieu was a titan of French cinema for more than 50 years but sexual assault allegations and a string of instances of lewd behaviour have cast a long and dark shadow over what was once a glittering career. The 76-year-old has been accused of sexual assault or rape by around 20 women. On Monday the first of these cases will go to trial, over alleged assaults during a 2021 film shoot with French director Jean Becker in Paris. One of the......

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