French actor Gerard Depardieu on Monday went on trial at a Paris court on charges of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021. Depardieu, 76, sat on a seat opposite the judge while the two plaintiffs were also present in the courtroom. He has faced a string of assault and rape allegations but this is the first such case to come to trial. For in-depth analysis, FRANCE 24’s François Picard welcomes Rebecca Leffler, Screen International’s France Correspondent.
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