Gérard Depardieu’s Ex-Partner Karine Silla Defends Actor: “Gérard Is Not A Sexual Predator’

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Actress, director and writer Karine Silla has spoken out in defense of former partner Gérard Depardieu, by whom she has a 31-year-old daughter.

The actor, who was indicted for rape in 2021, has been at the heart of a media storm in France in recent weeks following the broadcast of a France Télévisions documentary probing multiple historic accusations of sexual misconduct against the actor.

Silla, who is the sister of Luc Besson’s wife Virginie Besson-Silla and is now married to actor Vincent Perez, told celebrity magazine Paris Match that she felt compelled to break her silence over the treatment of Depardieu. “I thought long and hard before speaking out because, as we know, it is difficult for a surgeon to operate on his own child or for a judge to conduct a fair trial if the accused is a member of his family,” she said. “Gérard Depardieu is a man I have loved for thirty-five years and above all the father of my daughter.

So, is it possible to separate the artist from his work, the writer from her feelings? I don’t think so, but I will still try to remain as lucid as possible as the subjects mentioned are close to my heart.” Silla hit out at the media backlash against Depardieu since the broadcast of the episode of investigative show Complément d’enquête entitled ‘The Fall of an Ogre’ on December 7. “Everyone is talking, signaling, shouting.