In the latest issue of Complément d’investigation devoted to Gérard Depardieu, in addition to extracts from Yann Moix’s film of his trip to North Korea, the France 2 teams found a portrait published in the American press where the actor recounted having raped women “from the age of nine”.
“REALLY END IT”
It was in 1978, another era, and Gérard Depardieu assured in a long portrait entitled “Primitive French” :
“I’ve had lots of rapes, too many to count
[…] There was nothing wrong with that. The girls wanted to be raped.” And to specify: “Well, it’s not really about rape… It’s just the story of a girl who puts herself in a situation that she likes. Violence is not committed by those who act, but by the victims , those who allow this to happen.”
On the Web, repeating this passage, the former porn star turned singer and model commented: “IT’S TIME TO END THIS KIND OF THINKING… REALLY END IT.” Committed to violence against women, in 2009, Clara Morgane shot a campaign “Kan C No“, which featured a plumber coming to the rescue of a young woman with plumbing problems. A short film which took up the codes of the pornographic film.
“I am neither a rapist nor a predator”
For his part, Gérard Depardieu is targeted by various accusations of rape and sexual assault. In an open letter, published by Le Figaro, he assured in October 2023: “Never, oh never, have I abused a woman. Hurting a woman would be like kicking my own mother in the womb. […] I am neither a rapist nor a predator. I’m just a man.”
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