Emmanuel Macron Defends Gérard Depardieu As Third Woman Makes Official Sexual Assault Complaint Against Actor
deadline.comFrench President Emmanuel Macron has come out in support of Gérard Depardieu whose star has fallen in France in recent days following the airing of a documentary investigating multiple allegations of sexual assault against the actor. “One thing you’ll never see me get involved in is a witch hunt.
I hate that,” Macron said in an interview with evening talk show C à Vous on Wednesday evening. Questioned whether he thought the actor had brought shame on France, Macron replied that he was a “great admirer of Depardieu” and that he “had made France proud.” Depardieu’s treatment of women on and off the set has been under public scrutiny following the airing of France 2 investigative show Complément d’Enquête on December 7.
Prior to its broadcast, Depardieu already faced one charge of rape in the courts filed by actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018.
The France 2 documentary revealed that a second actress, Hélène Darras, also lodged a sexual misconduct complaint against him this September.
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