- Title: Rape and sexual assault complaints filed against French actor Gerard Depardieu
- Date: 30th August 2018
- Summary: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (FILE - JUNE 25, 2018) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** FRENCH ACTOR GERARD DEPARDIEU ARRIVING AT BRUSSELS CITY HALL DEPARDIEU SMELLING WINE VARIOUS OF DEPARDIEU TALKING WITH BRUSSELS CITY COUNSELLOR VARIOUS OF DEPARDIEU ARRIVING AT CINEMA BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - FEBRUARY 19, 2016) (REUTERS) DEPARDIEU ON RED CARPET DEPARDIEU SIGNING AU
- Embargoed: 13th September 2018 17:29
- Keywords: Gerard Depardieu complaint rape sexual assault
- Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: France
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA0018VDROZR
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- Story Text: A preliminary investigation was opened over rape and sexual assault complaints against French actor Gerard Depardieu, a judicial source said on Thursday (August 30).
According to local radio RTL, a young actress filed a police complaint for acts that happened in a Parisian residence of the actor, between August 7 and 13 of this year. The actress and Depardieu had a professional relationship.
Depardieu's lawyer told French channel BFMTV that Depardieu denies the charges and was "shocked" by the news, which portrayed him as "the opposite of what he really is". - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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