During the 96th Academy Awards this Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel paid Gérard Depardieu, the target of five complaints and three investigations.
The Caesars had not dared mention the matters Gerard Depardieu during their ceremony. Jimmy Kimmel didn’t show the same restraint at the 96th Academy Awards this Sunday, March 10. The presenter of the American awards evening did not fail to address in a twist the French actor implicated in cases of rape and sexual assault.
Noting the presence of Messi, the film’s star dog Anatomy of a fallIn the hall, Jimmy Kimmel took the opportunity to address the 75-year-old French actor: “Messi, the dog from Anatomy of a Fall, is here. He’s incredible, I haven’t seen a French actor eating vomit since “Gérard Depardieu,” he explained, alluding to one of the scenes in Justine Triet’s film.
Gérard Depardieu is currently the target of five complaints and three investigations. He has been charged with rape and sexual assault since December 2020 following Charlotte Arnould’s complaint. Actress Hélène Darras also accused him of sexual assault, but his complaint was dropped due to the statute of limitations.
Journalist and writer Ruth Baza also filed a complaint of rape, while a former film assistant filed a complaint of sexual assault in a shoot that allegedly took place in 2014 on the set of 2021 Green shutters, and launched a new investigation into the actor. Gérard Depardieu has always denied all allegations against him.
