'Justice was done', says victim after Depardieu guilty verdict

Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021 and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Depardieu, France’s biggest film star, who has made more than 200 films and TV series, is the highest-profile figure in the French film industry to be convicted of sexual assault since the #MeToo movement. The 76-year-old, who was not in court for the verdict, was convicted of sexually assaulting a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director during the shooting of the feature film Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in Paris in September 2021 Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women ► https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/13/gerard-depardieu-found-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-two-women Gérard Depardieu given 18-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of sexual assault of two women – Europe live ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/13/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-putin-trump-europe-live-news-latest-updates The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #gerarddepardieu #sexualassault #france #crime