Gérard Depardieu was quick to respond to the column which was published by Le Figaro in support, while he is currently in the grip of a media storm linked to his indictment and the distribution of a special issue of Further investigation into it.
Gérard Depardieu had decided not to respond to the last issue of Further investigation which was dedicated to him by France 2 early December, which was the starting point of a real media storm. It must be said that the link was made with the revelations of Mediapart earlier this year and the various complaints from women against him for sexual assault and rape. But today, Gérard Depardieu comes out of the silence. He was joined by RTL after the publication of a column in Le Figaro on Christmas Day, in the evening, signed by around fifty personalities, most of whom work in the world of cinema.
Titled Don’t erase Gérard Depardieu, this appeal intends to recall the importance of the presumption of innocence from which any French citizen benefits until a trial is held and the verdict is rendered. So, Carla Bruni, Benoît Poelvoorde, Nathalie Baye or his ex-partner Carole Bouquet, Arielle Dombasle, Gérard Darmon And Peter Richard to name just a few, insist on the fact that, “whatever happens, no one will ever be able to erase the indelible trace of his work which will forever mark our time”.
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Standoff between Depardieu’s supporters and detractors
Gérard Depardieu seems to have been particularly touched by this attention, while the actress Fanny Ardant, a long-time friend, had already shown her support for him a few days ago. “I think it’s very courageous from the signatories”, he declared to our colleagues, after asking that the exchange not be recorded. Cautiously, the actor explained that he had been “presented this letter”and he has “thought she was beautiful”. “So I told its author that he could publish it”he wanted to make known, citing Yannisthe one to whom we owe this platform, a friend of his daughter Julie Depardieu.
The impact of this forum could be as strong as the special issue of Further investigation to see all the reactions on social networks. The appeal does not leave one indifferent, which is not surprising. Moreover, we note the reaction of several political figureslike the ecologist Raphaëlle Rémy-Leleu, who recalls that the subject is “the impunity of the powerful and sexist and sexual violence”. As for François Hollande’s ex-partner – Valerie Trierweiler -, she does not want us to “erase Depardieu’s abject words”not more than “the words of the victims”. A standoff therefore seems to be underway…
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