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Gérard Depardieu sexual assault claim dropped due to statute of limitations

Prosecutors in Paris dismissed allegations against French actor over legal technicality on Monday

Arnould’s lawyer has also asked Paris prosecutors to investigate a recording of Depardieu making derogatory comments about women during a filming trip to North Korea, which was later passed to France 2 and broadcast in its documentary. In a separate case, Spanish journalist and author Ruth Baza said that she had filed a criminal complaint in Spain against Depardieu last month, claiming he raped her nearly three decades ago in Paris. Repeated allegations of sexual violence against Depardieu have become a culture-war frontline in France, dividing the world of cinema and pitting feminist groups against the actor’s defenders – including Emmanuel Macron.

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