French President Emmanuel Macron has come out in support of Gérard Depardieu whose star has fallen in France in recent days following the airing of a documentary investigating multiple allegations of sexual assault against the actor. “One thing you’ll never see me get involved in is a witch hunt.
I hate that,” Macron said in an interview with evening talk show C à Vous on Wednesday evening. Questioned whether he thought the actor had brought shame on France, Macron replied that he was a “great admirer of Depardieu” and that he “had made France proud.” Depardieu’s treatment of women on and off the set has been under public scrutiny following the airing of France 2 investigative show Complément d’Enquête on December 7.
Prior to its broadcast, Depardieu already faced one charge of rape in the courts filed by actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018.
The France 2 documentary revealed that a second actress, Hélène Darras, also lodged a sexual misconduct complaint against him this September.
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