Actor Gérard Depardieu, 76, appeared in court docket in France this week as he stands trial on prices of sexual assault.
Depardieu has been accused of sexually abusing two girls throughout a movie shoot in 2021. If discovered responsible, he may withstand 5 years in jail with a fantastic of as much as US$81,000.
The actor, who confronted dozens of protesters outdoors the Paris courthouse on Monday, has constantly denied any wrongdoing. In a 2023 open letter printed in Le Figaro, he mentioned that he was “neither a rapist nor a predator”.
Though that is the primary case in opposition to Depardieu to come back to trial, he has beforehand been accused of inappropriate behaviour by round 20 different girls, per the BBC.
However what can we learn about his private life – and his former marriage to Élisabeth Depardieu? Right here’s what we’ve gathered.
Élisabeth Depardieu is a French actress
Élisabeth Depardieu was born on August 5, 1941, in Paris, France, in keeping with IMDB. As an actress, she has starred in various French productions, from Manon des Sources to 1986’s Bafta-winning Jean de Florette and Le Tartuffe along with her ex-husband.