Gerard Depardio continues a trial in France due to the alleged sexual assaults on the collection of films

Paris – The French cinema icon Gerard Depardio in the court in Paris this week, accused of sexual assault on two women in 2021. A group designer, 34, and a 54 -year -old producer, claims that the actor grabbed and received them while filming “Les Volets Verts” (“Green Wrestling” in Paris in August and Spar (September 2021).

The two women did not immediately compare the alleged crimes. However, after the actor published an open letter in the Le Figaro newspaper in October 2023, he stated: “I had never offended,” the specified designer went to the police. Depardieu has reported alleged sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual insults.

The trial was opened for the first time in October, but it was It was postponed due to the health of DePardieu. His lawyer told the court that 76 -year -old was diabetic and recently underwent a quadruple heart surgery.

Medical experts later considered it a decent to attend the experiment, but he restricted listening sessions to six hours a day, with a temporary provision for 15 minutes if you need Depardieu to it. The experiment that opened on Monday was scheduled for only two days, but it might go more if his health requires rest periods in the procedures.

A giant in French cinema, DePardieu has been more famous than famous in recent years. He was accused of sexual misconduct by more than ten women in the film industry. Several claims appeared after years of alleged accidents, therefore, under French law, the actor cannot be tried for them.

In a high -level step, the actor left his original homeland for a few years ago about a decade ago, and moved to Belgium, after criticizing the French tax increases.

Depaardieu was open about his admiration for Russia during the era of tyranny Vladimir Putin, who granted Russian citizenship in 2013.

He also later became a citizen in Dubai.

Depardieu, who denies all the charges against him, faces five years in prison and a good reward for about $ 80,000 if convicted.