US EditionDepardieu sues French broadcaster over report that sped up downfall
Depardieu denies claims of illegal editing in a 2023 France 2 report that damaged his reputation, with experts and the broadcaster affirming footage authenticity.
- A French court is examining Gérard Depardieu's accusations against a 2023 television report that he claims misrepresented his comments about a young girl.
- The report depicted Depardieu making sexual comments during a trip to North Korea in 2018, which harmed his public image.
- Depardieu's lawyer argues that editing made it seem he spoke about a child, not an adult, and France Télévisions insists there was no wrongdoing in the footage.
- Despite numerous accusations of misconduct, Depardieu has denied all charges.
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Gérard Depardieu's lawyer accused on Thursday before the Paris court of the programme Complement d'Enquête of having provoked the actor's fall by making a montage of an "absolute deloyalty" of a report in which the actor made serious and sexist remarks, which journalists refute. ...
Gérard Depardieu has filed a lawsuit against a 2023 documentary in which he repeatedly made inappropriate remarks about women. The French actor claims he was wrongly portrayed as making sexual comments about young girls.
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estrepublicain.frThe French TV show 2 had aired videos taken in North Korea in which the actor had sex-related comments.
Depardieu sues French broadcaster over report showing him making sexual comments
Thursday's court case focuses on a dispute between Gérard Depardieu and a TV show that in December 2023 aired a report that dented his public image and led a minister to say his behavior shamed France.
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