French actor Gerard Depardieu will not turn up at a Paris court to face charges of drink-driving, his lawyer said today.

The day after receiving his new Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin, French actor Gerard Depardieu yesterday flew to the provincial town of Saransk, where he was greeted as a local hero and offered an apartment for free.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has received a Russian passport after flying to Russia for a late night dinner with President Vladimir Putin.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has flown to Sochi where he is likely to meet with President Vladimir Putin and receive a Russian passport.

Russians reacted with disbelief after the Kremlin granted French actor Gerard Depardieu citizenship to solve his tax woes.

Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship.

French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has been battling with his home country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has said he is turning in his passport after insults from France’s prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, for taking up residence in tax-friendly Belgium.

A French newspaper is quoting actor Gerard Depardieu as saying he is turning in his passport after insults from France’s Socialist prime minister for taking up residence in tax-friendly Belgium.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been detained by police for allegedly driving drunk on his motorcycle.

French cinema legend Gerard Depardieu says he is going to play former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn – because he does not like him.

French actor Gerard Depardieu will play former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a film about his life.

Gerard Depardieu has apologised for urinating on a plane.

FRENCH film actor Gerard Depardieu was caught short on a flight to Dublin from Paris and chose not to bother going to the toilet before relieving himself.

French film star Gerard Depardieu was kicked off a flight to Dublin after he was caught short as he waited for take-off and peed into a bottle.

French star Gerard Depardieu has been accused of urinating in an airliner’s cabin ahead of takeoff.

A powerful bio – the first of a two-parter – of the rise of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, first encountered as a soldier interrogating terrorists in 1950s Algeria and on his return to Paris where he falls under the influence of hood boss Guido (Depardieu).

French actor Gerard Depardieu ensures his holiday turkey is delicious by caressing and talking to the bird before cooking it.

French actor Guillaume Depardieu, the son of world-renowned French movie star Gerard Depardieu has died from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia, hospital officials said today.

A lovely French romance that will have you smiling and sniffling. Hay, it’s a French romance!

French actor Gerard Depardieu has ignored a court summons to answer allegations he headbutted an Italian photographer.

THREE Gerard Depardieu films have been released individually by Optimum.

Veteran French actor Gerard Depardieu was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival last night.

Gerard Depardieu was so hurt by the release of his son's autobiography last year, filming on the movie he was making was delayed as the veteran actor started drinking heavily.

The French dominated the awards ceremony at Istanbul’s annual film festival today, with actress Catherine Deneuve and actor Gerard Depardieu accepting special honour awards.

French star Gerard Depardieu just loves The Boxer.

Famed French actor Gerard Depardieu has announced that he’s ending his film career – and swears he wasn’t drunk when he said it.

French film star Gerard Depardieu headbutted an Italian photographer because he wouldn't leave the actor alone during a shopping trip in Florence with a female companion.

Veteran French actor Gerard Depardieu stands accused of headbutting a paparazzo after he was photographed with a mystery woman.

British movie maverick Terry Gilliam is keen to get his 'The man who killed Don Quixote' movie back off the ground and he's looking at Gerard Depardieu to play the befuddled literary hero.

French screen icon Gerard Depardieu has drastically cut down his excessive drinking after a heart attack gave him a shocking wake-up call.

French actor Gerard Depardieu became the victim of scathing critics when they wrongly deemed his new movie Last Tango in Moscow a remake of late star Marlon Brandon's similarly-titled erotic classic.

Love, lust, betrayal and revenge; well, it's a French film and the French do this sort of tosh ever so well.

French actor Gerard Depardieu's son Guillaume has slammed his father after the French star severed ties with him recently.

French film star Gerard Depardieu says he has cut off all contact with his troubled actor son Guillaume who was convicted this week of threatening a man with a gun.

Actor Guillaume Depardieu, the son of celebrated French star Gerard Depardieu, was taken ill during a court hearing today where he faced charges of threatening a man with a gun.

French actor Guillaume Depardieu was placed under investigation today on suspicion he threatened a man with an illegal gun at a bar in Normandy.

Work on a new made-for-TV epic about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte is to begin this August.