PARIS – French media are reporting that police have summoned the actor Gerard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on film sets.
Broadcaster BFMTV and daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was called in for police questioning in Paris on Monday.
The Paris police, the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, Depardieu’s lawyers and a lawyer for one of the alleged victims did not immediately respond to emails from The Associated Press seeking comment.
BFMTV and Le Parisien reported that the police summons is related to allegations of sexual assault made by two women who accuse him of groping him during filming – one in 2014, the other in 2021.
Depardieu has also been accused by more than a dozen other women of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them. He was handed over preliminary accusations of rape and sexual assault in 2020, following allegations from actress Charlotte Arnould.
Depardieu denies any wrongdoing. In an open letter last October, he said: “I have never, ever abused a woman.”
Depardieu was long seen as a national icon in France. He was a global ambassador for French cinema and enjoyed international fame with numerous roles in Hollywood.
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