French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set

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A Paris court on Tuesday found actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set, sentencing him to an 18-month suspended prison sentence.

The actor, 76, was convicted of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser during the filming of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters).