Actor Gérard Depardieu faces new allegation of sexual assault - BBC News

In the latest of a string of accusations, a set designer accuses the French actor of grabbing her in 2021.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gérard Depardieu has previously been accused of sexual assault or harassment by 13 women - he denies all wrongdoingFrench actor Gérard Depardieu is facing a new allegation of sexual assault, this time from a set designer.

The complainant, Amélie, 53, alleges that Depardieu grabbed her and touched her breasts in 2021.

The alleged assault is claimed to have occurred on the set of the film The Green Shutters, which was released the following year.

Depardieu, 75, has not yet commented on this case, but has previously denied other allegations of sexual assault.

The complainant's lawyer, Carine Durrieu-Diebolt, confirmed on Monday that Amélie was accusing the actor of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68412520

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