The French actor Gérard Depardieu has written for the first time about allegations of rape and sexual assault against him, saying inIn an open letter written in a literary style, he wrote: “Never, ever have I abused a woman.”
He added: “To the media court, to the lynching that has been reserved for me, I have only my word to defend myself.”for alleged rape and sexual assault after an actor accused him of having attacked her on two occasions at his home in Paris in 2018, when she was 22 and he was 70. His lawyer said he denied the allegations. After an attempt by Depardieu’s lawyers to get the case dropped, the Paris chief prosecutor said there was “serious and confirmed evidence” that justified maintaining the charges. The investigation continues.against him from more than a dozen women, with some claims going back to the early 2000s. Lawyers for Depardieu said he denied any criminal behaviour.
Depardieu, one of France’s most famous actors, has appeared in more than 170 films and gained international fame with English-language roles. He has continued toIn the letter to Le Figaro he wrote about allegations by the 22-year-old actor, who told police she was raped at his home. He said any encounter with the woman was consensual. He wrote that she “willingly came up to my bedroom. She says today she was raped. She returned a second time.
Durrieu Diebolt said that while Depardieu said he was not a predator or rapist, it would be for the justice system to decide.Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continuesFrance faces court action over widespread use of racial profilingUN criticises France’s ban on its Olympic athletes wearing headscarves