- Title: REFILE: Gerard Depardieu leaves his Paris home for trial
- Date: 24th March 2025
- Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 23, 2025) (REUTERS) POLICE RUNNING TOWARD CROWD RALLYING OUTSIDE ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY BUILDING POLICE TAKING AWAY PROTESTERS FORCEFULLY POLICE ON STREET OUTSIDE MUNICIPALITY POLICE AND PROTESTER POLICE WITH PROTESTER ON GROUND POLICE SPRAYING TEAR GAS AT PROTESTER POLICE OUTSIDE ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY VARIOUS OF POLICE ON STREET OUTSIDE ISTANBUL MUN
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- Keywords: Depardieu MeToo sexual assault trial
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001120124032025RP1
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- Story Text: Actor Gerard Depardieu was believed to have left his home on Monday (March 24) in a black car, as he was expected in court for the start of his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set.
The case placing one of France's best known movie stars at the heart of the country's broader reckoning over sexual violence.
A towering figure of French cinema, Depardieu has faced a growing number of sexual assault allegations in recent years. Depardieu, 76, has consistently denied any wrongdoing, and this is the first case for which he would be standing trial.
Prosecutors allege the assaults against two women - whose full identities have not been revealed - took place during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" (The Green Shutters).
The trial in Paris was scheduled to start at 13:30 local time (1230 GMT).
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