French actor Gerard Depardieu was reportedly investigated for the rape and sexual assault over the 2018 incident of the 22 years old female actress at his Paris home.
An initial investigation into rape allegations was shown invalid due to a lack of evidence in June 2019. It was again re-open December 2020, leading to criminal charges being filed, a judicial source told Agence France-Presse.
The actress accuses Depardieu of having raped and assaulted her at his Parisian home on two separate occasions in August 2018.
Temime said in 2018, when Depardieu was first accused, that his client was shocked by the accusation and totally denied any assault, rape, and any criminal act.
Temime added then, 'I have strong elements to show that no offense took place,' and that the offense was the opposite of Depardieu's personality.
'I regret that this investigation was not kept secret as usual,' Temime added.
In 2018, Temime confirmed that Depardieu knows the woman who accused him but denied he was with her during the complaint's dates.
Depardieu is known for his roles in films like Green Card, The Man in the Iron Mask, and Life of Pi. He was also nominated for an Oscar in 1991 for his leading role in Cyrano de Bergerac.
Gerard Depardieu Net Worth And Career?
Gerard Depardieu has a net worth of $250 million throughout his career. He is known and appreciated for his portrayal of gentle yet masculine characters, and he has twice won the César Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in the film Green Card. He has worked in over 170 movies since 1967.
Gerard Depardieu debuted his career acting on the short film titled Beatnik et le minet in 1967. He began to appear in many French movies after that, but he gained attention for Les Valseuses (Going Places) in 1974. He also starred in 1900 with Robert De Niro in 1976.
Depardieu also starred alongside French screen legend Catherine Deneuve on The Last Metro (1980), for which he won his first Cesar Award (the French equivalent of an Academy Award) for best actor.
Gerard Depardieu plays the role of Bernard Granger in the movie 'The Last Metro' (©: britannica.com)
After he appeared in 1986's Jean de Florette, he began receiving international attention. In 1989, he starred in Camille Claudel.
Depardieu starred in a huge critical acclaimed film Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1990s, which earned him an Academy Award nomination and the best actor award at the Cannes film festival. Depardieu has acted in many big-budget Hollywood movies, and he did as many as six films per year.
He co-starred in Peter Weir's English language romantic comedy Green Card in 1991, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for best actor. He appeared in 1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992), My Father the Hero(1994), Hamlet(1996), Life of Pi (2012), and A Farewell to Fools(2013).
Depardieu has since appeared in many French-language films and still finds himself on award nominees lists. Gerard Depardieu has appeared in over 170 films and is considered one of France's most prolific actors.
Who Is Gerard Depardieu? Family Details
Gerard Depardieu was born to the parent Anne Jeanne Josèphe (Marillier) and René Maxime Lionel Depardieu, who was a metal worker and fireman. He was born in 1947 in Chateauroux, Indre, France. He celebrates his birthday every year on 17 December, and he is now 72 years old. The actor has a height of 1.8 m.
Gerard Depardieu dropped off from school at the age of 13, and then he ran away from home. Gerard worked at a printworks shop and bounced from home to home, hustling and scheming to survive. He also became involved in selling stolen goods and received probation. Gerard left his hometown at the age of sixteen for Paris, where he began acting in the new comedy theatre Cafe de la Gare and studied dancing under Jean-Laurent Cochet.
In 2012, Depardieu publicly announced that he was renouncing his French passport and moved to Belgium. Soon after, he made a move after French President Francoise Hollande announced a 75% temporary "supertax" on anyone who earns more than €1 million ($1.3 million). In 2013, he became a citizen of Russia to avoid paying extra taxes in France.
In September 2020, Depardieu embraced Orthodoxy, and his baptism ceremony took place at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.