The list is long, but unexpectedly, their names do not appear on it. Indeed, Catherine Deneuve
and Alain Chabat could well have signed the column in support of Gérard Depardieu published on December 25, 2023 on the website of Figaro. However, despite their links with the sacred monster of French cinema, and the fact of having defended him in the face of controversy, they did not choose to put their name in the “petition”.
But according to our colleagues at Chained Duck, it would be at the last moment that the 80-year-old actress and the director would have withdrawn. As a reminder, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacques Dutronc, Nadine Trintignant, Yvan Attal, Jacques Weber, Bertrand Blier, Emmanuelle Seigner, Victoria Abril, Dominique Besnehard, Carla Bruni, Pierre Richard, Clémentine Célarié, Gérard Darmon, Josée Dayan, and Afida Turner, signed the platform as well as many other personalities.
Also see: Gérard Depardieu: determined to make life difficult for Pierre Palmade, on the set of “Asterix and Obelix against Caesar”!
Catherine Deneuve and Alain Chabat did not support Gérard Depardieu
The purpose of this forum? Denounce the “lynching” which is the subject Gérard Depardieu since the broadcast of Further investigation which was dedicated to him. According to The chained DuckCatherine Deneuve let them know that she ultimately did not wish to sign it but did not specify whether her name appeared on it or not.
Concerning Alain Chabat, the name of the director did indeed appear there according to our colleagues. However, he would have withdrawn at the last moment. As our colleagues at Jean-Marc Morandini recall, the column in question was modified several times between December 22 and 26, before being published on the website of the Figaro.
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