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Paris theatre cancels Asterix star’s shows after sexual assault allegations


French actor says he ‘does not recognise himself’ in allegations of harassment and assault by six women

Edouard Baer, a French actor best known for playing Asterix on screen, has become the latest star to feel the impact of sexual assault allegations as his live show in Paris was cancelled. Baer, who played the fictitious Gaul in the 2012 blockbuster Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia alongside Gérard Depardieu, was accused by six women of harassment and sexual assault in a joint article by online news site Mediapart and the feminist website Cheek last week. Baer, who also starred as artist Salvador Dali in last year’s film Daaaaaali!, was due to play about 15 dates of a live show at the Antoine theatre in Paris in June.

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