PARIS (AP) — Gérard Depardieu once seemed larger than France itself ... He faces two counts of sexual assault ... He denies all allegations ... DirectorChristophe Ruggia was sentenced in 2024 for sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was a child.
His 2020 César Award for Best Director — for “An Officer and a Spy” — prompted several women, including actress Adèle Haenel, to walk out of the ceremony in protest ... Haenel when she was a child.
He is also facing other charges in separate cases ...Major moment ... In February, a French court found French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually assaulting actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor and sentenced him to four years in prison ... .