World
Gérard Depardieu Ordered to Stand Trial in Sexual Assault Case
Gérard Depardieu was ordered on Monday to stand trial on criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women during a 2021 film shoot in France, deepening the French actor’s legal woes and further tarnishing his global reputation as he faces a growing number of accusations of sexual violence.
Mr. Depardieu has been accused by over a dozen women of groping, harassment, or sexual assault over past years, but he has not stood trial in any of the cases.
An internationally recognized leading man who has played in more than 250 movies, he has become a #MeToo flashpoint in French society.
