The disappearance of Emmanuelle Debever, Gérard Depardieu’s first accuser, sparked a wave of reactions and controversies. The death of the actress, who allegedly threw herself into the Seine, was initially reported as having occurred on December 7, the day the report was broadcast Further investigation, highlighting the excesses of Gérard Depardieu. This synchronization fueled numerous speculations, quickly denied by the actress’s family. In an Instagram post, Emmanuelle Debever’s sister clarified things, saying that the actress died on December 6, after a week of hospitalization, and denouncing the “lying shortcuts” medias. “Rest in peace, my sister”, she added.
While an investigation to determine the exact causes of her death is underway, Emmanuelle Debever was buried on December 14 at the Saint-Joseph church in Montrouge, in Hauts-de-Seine. His tragic disappearance and the circumstances surrounding his death remain a sensitive subject, particularly because of her pioneering role in denouncing behavior of Gérard Depardieu.
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Emmanuelle Debever: “The sacred monster had allowed himself many things…”
Emmanuelle Debever, who shared the poster with Gérard Depardieu in the film Danton by Andrzej Wajda in 1982, moved away from the big screen at the end of the 1980s. In 2019, she broke the silence in a Facebook post, accusing the actor of sexual violence during filming. In particular, she mentioned inappropriate gestures from the actordescribing a scene where “the sacred monster had allowed himself many things…“ “Sliding his big paw under my skirts, supposedly to make me feel better… Me, not letting myself do it”, she had delivered.
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