James Bond actress Léa Seydoux says French president Emanuel Macron’s statement in support of Gérard Depardieu gives “a very bad image for France.” Depardieu will face a criminal trial later this year over charges of sexual assault of two women on a movie set in 2021.
The 75-year-old actor has denied the allegations. When the news was first reported, President Macron said his country is “proud” of the actor who is revered in his home nation.
More recently, the French premier has said he is awaiting the trial before making any further judgement on the star. In a weekend interview with The Times of London, Seydoux poured scorn on Macron’s statement, saying: “So strange.
It was crazy. It gives a very bad image of our country. Why say that? It was really something. It’s crazy he said that — the president.
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