World● Low45m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 4:30 PM
Gérard Depardieu's appeal trial for sexual assault opens this Monday but could be short-lived
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BFMTV · France · Western Europe
The 77-year-old actor has decided to withdraw his appeal filed after his first-instance conviction to an 18-month suspended prison sentence in May 2025. He could thus be definitively convicted for sexual assault.
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