Gérard Depardieu faces Rome trial after alleged incident with paparazzo

Paparazzo Rino Barillari explains how he was punched by Gerard Depardieu in the Harry's Bar. On the screen, one of his shots of Depardiew with a young woman. Photograph: Victor Sokolowicz/The Guardian

Gérard Depardieu is facing a trial in Rome after allegedly punching a legendary paparazzo outside a bar in the Italian capital.

The French actor, who earlier this month was found guilty by a Paris court of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, is charged with causing personal injury to the Italian photographer Rino Barillari. The case is due to begin at a court in Rome on 17 June.