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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jacob Stolworthy

‘Suicide’ of Gérard Depardieu accuser Emmanuelle Debever sparks investigation by French police

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An investigation has been opened following the reported suicide of a French actor who made sexual assault allegations against Gérard Depardieu.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said 60-year-old Emmanuelle Debever, who acted with Depardieu, 74, in the 1983 film Danton, died after being rushed to hospital on 7 December, one week after leaving a “worrying” note for her partner.

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