Actor Gérard Depardieu Taken Into Custody for Questioning Over Sexual Assault Allegations

Actor Gérard Depardieu Taken Into Custody for Questioning Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Actor Gérard Depardieu at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 19, 2016. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
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French Actor Gérard Depardieu finds himself at the center of a police inquiry as reports from French media outlets detail his summoning by Parisian authorities. Allegations from two women accusing him of sexual assault during film productions have prompted this legal scrutiny.

The 75-year-old actor, known for his roles in “Green Card” and “Cyrano de Bergerac,” was taken into custody on Monday morning, as reported by Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien.

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