Gérard Depardieu Denies Rape & Sexual Assault Accusations In An Open Letter As Accuser’s Lawyer Expresses Shock At His Counterclaims
deadline.comGérard Depardieu has broken his silence over accusations of rape and sexual assault made against him in recent years, addressing the cases in an open letter in Le Figaro newspaper.
A rape charge against the French actor, made by actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018, is currently making its way through courts.
Additionally, investigative news website Mediapart published an in-depth report in April in which 13 women accused the actor of sexually inappropriate behavior, while radio station France Inter reported two fresh accusations over the summer.
Depardieu denied the accusations in an open letter published on the Le Figaro newspaper website on Sunday night and headlined “I want to finally tell you the truth”. “I can no longer allow what I hear, what I have read about myself for several months.
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