Since December 7, 2023, and the broadcast of the report Additional Investigation on France 2, Gérard Depardieu is in turmoil, at the heart of a real media scandal. On the one hand, there are those who support him, who notably signed a column published shortly after the accusations (Gérard Darmon or even Carole Bouquet, who subsequently clarified or presented apologies), again took a position alongside the President of the Republic. On the other hand, there are those whose speech has since become free. This is particularly the case of the actress Sophie Marceau, who recently revealed that she “passed for the little pest” when she tried to denounce the actor’s behavior. Other personalities have since spoken out on the subject, notably the actress Miou-Miou, known for films like The Valseuses, An Indian in the city or The Evasion.
Miou-Miou: I have never seen him behave inappropriately
In an interview with TV Star Monday February 5, 2024, Miou-Miou thus broke the silence concerning the Gérard Depardieu affair. The 73-year-old actress, mother of director and screenwriter Jeanne Herry (also daughter of Julien Clerc), shared the poster for the film The Valseuses in 1974 at his side. She would never have seen such behavior in the interpreter of Obélix. According to her, the gap between the man she knew at the time and the speeches today is great. “I have filmed with him four times, and I have never seen him behave inappropriately towards anyone”, she said. However, those who do not really appreciate the César ceremony remain outraged by the behavior and other inappropriate comments that the actor makes today, particularly in the report Additional Investigation. “When I see how he behaves with the Korean interpreter in the documentary, talking to her about her gender, I find it a little shameful. Especially since we can see that the poor thing is tied hand and foot. I think that such an attitude is psychiatry!”she asserted. Since his indictment for rape in 2020 and the various accusations of sexual violence, but also since the broadcast of the report, Gérard Depardieu would also be “very isolated”. Comments which would have been, according to Brigitte Fossey, made by her daughter Julie Depardieu during a conversation between the two women. Pending a final court decision, Gérard Depardieu remains presumed innocent.