Emmanuelle Debever, a French actor who was among the first to accuse Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault, died in Paris earlier this month, French media have reported.
Debever, who in 2019 accused Depardieu of assaulting her on the set of the 1982 film Danton, died on 6 December after a week of hospitalisation, Libération newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the actor’s sister. Previous reports had said Debever died on 7 December, the same day her allegations against her former co-star were re-aired on French television.
