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Film star Depardieu seeks delay of sexual assault trial over health concerns

Gerard Depardieu, one of France's best-known actors, is on trial over sexual assault allegations during a film shoot. BELGA/AFP

French actor Gérard Depardieu said on Monday that he would not be appearing before a criminal court in Paris due to health reasons. Depardieu is facing charges of sexual assault that allegedly occurred during a 2021 film shoot.

Depardieu's trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot begins this Monday, with numerous further complaints and a possible second court case already lying in wait.

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