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Headline: Gerard Depardieu Trial For Sexual Assault In Paris

Caption: Depardieu lawyer Jeremie Assous Speaks to the press after the end of the first day of hearing as part of his trial in which he is accused of sexually abusing two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs - Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director - allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" (The Green Shutters) by director Jean Becker.

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PersonInImage: Jeremie Assous