{"id":1993860,"date":"2025-09-03T01:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T01:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1993860"},"modified":"2025-09-03T01:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T01:11:42","slug":"actor-gerard-depardieu-to-stand-trial-for-rape-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/actor-gerard-depardieu-to-stand-trial-for-rape-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Gerard Depardieu To Stand Trial For Rape, Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"cli cli-embed cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject\">\n<div class=\"js-react-hydrator\" data-component-name=\"YouTube\" data-component-id=\"1475\" data-component-props=\"{&quot;itemType&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:0,&quot;contentIndexByType&quot;:1,&quot;contentListType&quot;:&quot;embed&quot;,&quot;code&quot;:&quot;&lt;div style=\\&quot;left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LYrzvRjGQsg?rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\\&quot; style=\\&quot;top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\\&quot; allowfullscreen scrolling=\\&quot;no\\&quot; allow=\\&quot;accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\\&quot; id=\\&quot;youtube-embed-LYrzvRjGQsg-9718\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;FRANCE 24 English&quot;,&quot;author_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQfwfsi5VrQ8yKZ-UWmAEFg&quot;,&quot;cache_age&quot;:86400,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Film star Gerard Depardieu, one of the leading faces of French cinema, will face trial on charges of raping actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018, in the latest blow to his reputation after he was convicted of sexual assault earlier this year. 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data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\">G\u00e9rard Depardieu<\/a> has been ordered to stand trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cI feel relieved,\u201d Arnould, 29, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, announcing that she had received the investigating judge\u2019s indictment order. \u201cThe order restores a form of judicial truth. I think I\u2019m having trouble realizing how huge this is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Arnould has said that the alleged crimes took place at Depardieu\u2019s Paris home on Aug. 7 and Aug. 13, 2018. She was 22 and he was 69 at the time. He has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cThe acts of rape and sexual assault have been acknowledged,\u201d Arnould said. \u201cNow, we await the next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>No date for the trial has been set yet, and there was no official comment from the court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Arnould\u2019s lawyer, Carine Durrieu-Diebolt, said in a statement that she and Arnould were \u201crelieved and confident,\u201d describing the decision as a \u201cmoment of judicial truth\u201d in the case, pending trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Prosecutors submitted a request last year for the case to proceed to trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-depardieu-timeline-photos-6bab221342ae3edeefbabb096f668d60\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"76-year-old Depardieu\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68b72f11e4b0ebb9e3c8660f\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-depardieu-timeline-photos-6bab221342ae3edeefbabb096f668d60\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\">76-year-old Depardieu<\/a>, one of the most prominent figures in French cinema for decades, has faced a series of accusations of wrongdoing against women in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>He was convicted earlier this year of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/depardieu-verdict-sexual-assault-french-actor-c1c5feb8237a79785bfeeb80c62428c5\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"sexually assaulting two women\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68b72f11e4b0ebb9e3c8660f\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/depardieu-verdict-sexual-assault-french-actor-c1c5feb8237a79785bfeeb80c62428c5\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">sexually assaulting two women<\/a> on a film set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence. The case was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country\u2019s film industry. Arnould attended that trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>In that case, Depardieu was convicted of groping a 54-year-old woman responsible for decorating the set and a 34-year-old assistant during the filming of \u201cLes Volets Verts\u201d (\u201cThe Green Shutters\u201d) in 2021. The court ordered his name to be listed in the national sex offender database.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The actor has been accused publicly or in formal <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/depardieu-french-actor-sexual-misconduct-north-korea-731ae81b16fb66cde83055f6868f7eee\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"complaints of misconduct\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68b72f11e4b0ebb9e3c8660f\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/depardieu-french-actor-sexual-misconduct-north-korea-731ae81b16fb66cde83055f6868f7eee\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">complaints of misconduct<\/a> by more than 20 women in all, but so far only the sexual assault case has proceeded to court. Other cases were dropped because of a lack of evidence or because the statute of limitations expired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>For more than a half-century, Depardieu stood as a towering figure in French cinema, a titan known for his commanding physical presence, instinct, sensibility and remarkable versatility. A bon vivant who overcame a speech impediment and a turbulent youth, Depardieu rose to prominence in the 1970s and became one of France\u2019s most prolific and acclaimed actors, portraying a vast array of characters, from volatile outsiders to deeply introspective figures. 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