Gerard Depardieu branded a sexual predator in court as assault trial closes

Gerard Depardieu arriving at his trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021 (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Lawyers called Gerard Depardieu a sexual predator and a misogynist in their final plea at a Paris trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted two women who were working on a film with him.

The French actor, 76, is accused of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming of the movie Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in 2021. He has denied the accusations.