Benoît Poelvoorde is one of the signatories of the column published in Le Figaro calling not to “erase” Gérard Depardieu. LOU BENOIST / AFP
The message was painted on the front of the home of the Belgian actor, signatory of the platform defending Gérard Depardieu in the face of accusations of rape and sexual assault.
“We don’t like Depardieu, he’s a big pig.» In capital, black letters, these words were tagged on a wall of the house of actor Benoît Poelvoorde in Namur in Belgium, Friday December 29, reports the Belgian press agency Belga. A tag quickly erased during the day, according to Sud Info.
Benoît Poelvoorde is one of the signatories of the column of support for Gérard Depardieu published in the columns of Figaro on December 25, alongside Nathalie Baye, Pierre Richard, Emmanuelle Seigner and Carole Bouquet. They call not to “to erase» Gérard Depardieu, accused of rape and sexual assault, after a resounding documentary on the show Further investigation broadcast at the beginning of the month.
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Controversial remarks
We see the actor making obscene remarks during a trip to North Korea, sexualizing a little girl on horseback and harassing his interpreter. Several women also gave their testimony openly, accusing Gérard Depardieu of rape and sexual assault. Among them, Anouk Grinberg and Sophie Marceau, who denounced her “predatory” behavior in 2015 and returned to the subject in Paris Match. Isabelle Carré called in She to say that he “It’s high time that (sexism) ended.” Charlotte Arnould, who filed a complaint against Depardieu, leading to his indictment in 2020 for rape and sexual assault, maintains discretion.
If the actor has not spoken publicly since these revelations, his lawyers have assured that he is “notnot someone who hurts, who humiliates» and denounced an attack on the presumption of innocence.
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