This Tuesday, December 26, a column was published by the magazine Le Figaro in which several artists denounce the media “lynching” of which Gérard Depardieu is a victim, according to them. But who is behind the launch of this petition and why was it launched? We tell you everything!
While for several weeks the media sphere has been shaken by the controversy surrounding accusations of sexual assault by Gérard Depardieu after the broadcast of Further investigation on France 2, the counter-offensive is taking shape. While the actor was targeted by a third rape complaint last week, around sixty artists of all kinds signed a column in Le Figaro this Tuesday, December 26, 2023 denouncing the “ lynching» of which Gerard Depardieu would be a victim in their eyes.
Calling the actor “ last sacred monster of cinema “, they affirm that for several weeks the actor has had to face “to the torrent of hatred which pours down on his person, without nuance, in the most complete amalgam and in defiance of a presumption of innocence“. A defense which follows the numerous speeches of certain personalities such as Nathalie Baye, Fanny Ardent or President Emmanuel Macron who spoke on the set ofC to you. It is therefore with very little surprise that we find the names of those who form the actor’s close circle, Carole Bouquet, Nathalie Baye, Josée Dayan and Pierre Richard, but also others who were less expected like Benoît Poelvoorde or even Yvan Attal or Afida Turner.
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A relative of Julie Depardieu at the origin of the missive
It’s in the columns ofParisianthat Yannis Ezziadi confided and admitted to being at the origin of this column: “I told myself that we couldn’t let the greatest among us be lynched without respect for the presumption of innocence.“, he claims. He adds that the idea came from a close friend of Julie Depardieu, Michel Fau, just before the President of the Republic spoke, he then sent the text to “a maximum» of personalities: “Many actors refused to sign the text, often for fear of repercussions on their careers“, he explains with regret before continuing: “Many of them were discouraged by their agents or lawyers.»
On the other hand, we can notice that very few young actors have signed or taken part in this forum, Yannis Ezziadi explains: “Everyone said no, either because they are very pro-MeToo or because they don’t want to have problems.» If the actor and editorialist had never had contact with the one he considers to be “the god of actors” it’s done : “Now I have contact with him by telephone.» He tells Le Parisien.
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