Gerard Depardieu Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault
Naman Ramachandran French actor Gerard Depardieu (“Cyrano de Bergerac”) has been charged with rape and sexual assault in connection with a 2018 case, according to news agency AFP, which is quoting a judicial source.The case against the 72-year-old actor was dropped in 2019 following a lack of evidence, but was reopened in 2020, and criminal charges were filed in December, according to the source.The victim is an actress in her 20s who accuses Depardieu of raping and assaulting her at his Paris home in August 2018, the agency reports.The actor is apparently not in custody, but under judicial supervision.