French actor Gérard Depardieu in custody over sexual assault allegations - BBC News

French actor Gérard Depardieu is summoned to a police station in Paris, local media report.

38 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Ian CaseyBBC NewsFrench actor Gérard Depardieu is in custody over allegations of sexual assault, according to media reports.

The 75-year-old actor was summoned to a Paris police station for questioning on Monday morning, broadcaster BFMTV said.

He is being questioned over two separate allegations brought by two women who worked with Depardieu on film sets in 2014 and 2021.

Depardieu has not yet commented on this case, but has previously denied other allegations of sexual assault.

In an open letter published last year, he said: "Never, ever have I abused a woman".

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