French actor Gerard Depardieu has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting two women on a film set, as he finds himself at the centre of a case that is seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.
Depardieu is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts [The Green Shutters] and faces up to five years in prison along with a €75,000 (£62,000) fine if convicted.
