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Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault; Given 18-Month Suspended Sentence

The sentence follows a high-profile and tumultuous trial in Paris in March related to accusations of groping on the set of Jean Becker’s The Green Shutters in 2021. It is also seen as a landmark#MeToo test case in France, which was slow to embrace the movement, with a near omertà in the film world around the question of inappropriate behaviour until recently. A number of women, who were not pressing charges, also gave evidence, including an actress who alleged Depardieu had shoved his hands into her knickers during a photo-call on the set of Netflix show Marseille.

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