Gérard Depardieu hits out at ‘media court’ in first comments on rape claims

The French actor Gérard Depardieu has written for the first time about allegations of rape and sexual assault against him, saying in Le Figaro that he was the victim of a lynching orchestrated by a “media court”.

He has continued to work prolifically in French cinema in recent years despite being placed under formal investigation for alleged rape.

It is the first time Depardieu has personally commented after a series of allegations.