Paris, March 28, 2025 (AFP) - French lawyers condemn 'sexism' of Depardieu's defence in abuse trial

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A group of nearly 200 French lawyers on Friday urged the judiciary to fight the kind of courtroom sexism they said Gerard Depardieu's lawyer used to defend the star actor in his sex abuse trial. Jeremie Assous has deployed an unusually aggressive style of defence since the start of Depardieu's trial. The actor is in the dock charged with sexual assault on two women during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by directo......

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