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French Media: Gérard Depardieu Questioned Over Sexual Assault Allegations
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The French actor was reportedly in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets.
PARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets.
Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police and placed in custody.
The Paris police force said it wasn’t authorized to comment and directed questions to the Paris prosecutor’s office. The prosecutor’s office said it had no comment “at this stage.”
“We have no information to communicate or confirm before having assessed any eventual charges and directions,” the office said in an email in response to questions from The Associated Press.
One of Depardieu’s lawyers, Christian Saint-Palais, was seen walking into a police station in the 14th district of Paris after lunching Monday at a nearby restaurant. He said he had no comment.