Gérard Depardieu’s wax statue has been removed from Paris’ most famous wax museum, amid allegations about the actor’s conduct with women.
The decision to remove the statue from the Grévin museum, nicknamed the “Wax Pantheon of Celebrities”, was taken due to negative reactions from visitors, the establishment said on Monday.
This new development comes a few days after the broadcast of a report on the actor on French television which tarnished his reputation in France and around the world.
The France 2 documentary showed him repeatedly making obscene comments and gestures during a trip to North Korea in 2018. Depardieu has also been under investigation for rape since 2020. He denies all accusations.
The 74-year-old actor has starred in hundreds of films over more than half a century, including French classics like “Le Dernier Métro,” “Jean de Florette” and “Cyrano de Bergerac,” and English-language films such as “Green Card” and “Life of Pi”.
The disappearance of this wax work coincides with the announcement, by the Minister of Culture, of a disciplinary procedure concerning the prestigious Order of the Legion of Honor of Depardieu, which could lead to its withdrawal. In response, Depardieu, through his lawyers, declared that he was renouncing the honor. The actor has already been deprived of honors in Quebec and Belgium.
Depardieu’s family has condemned what they see as a plot against him, expressing their disapproval of the “collective rage” directed against the actor in a statement published in French media.
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