Gérard Depardieu denies rape allegations
French police investigating rape and sexual assault allegations made by 22 year old actress.
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Lawyers for French actor Gérard Depardieu have denied allegations of rape and sexual assault by a young actress.
Allegations against the 69-year-old were formally made to French police by a 22-year-old actress on Monday.
“I can confirm a complaint was registered on August 27 in the jurisdiction of the Aix-en-Provence prosecutor. The case was passed on to the Paris prosecutor,” a judicial source told Reuters.
The alleged crimes occurred this month in one of Depardieu’s Paris residences, French media report.
His accuser is an actress and author who knew the actor before the alleged crimes took place.
The actress was “devastated” by the alleged attacks, her agent was quoted as saying by French digital news service BFMTV.
Speaking to BFM television, a lawyer for Depardieu dismissed the accusations. Lawyer, Hervé Temime, said, “I had a long meeting with Gérard Depardieu and I am absolutely convinced his innocence will be established.”
The actor, he said, was “shaken” by the allegations, which went against “everything he is and respects”.
Depardieu is one of France’s most recognisable actors, and has starred in films such as Cyrano de Bergerac and Jean de Florette and most recently the Netflix series Marseille.
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