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Actor Gerard Depardieu returns ti the court with his lawyer Jeremie Assous during his trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Depardieu on trial, and so is France. A cultural reckoning in the #MeToo era

With his hulking frame, crooked nose, and volcanic charisma, Gérard Depardieu reigned over cinema for half a century.

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Monday, March 24, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set

From left, Democratic state Sens. Kathleen Taylor, Sara Gelser Blouin, Elizabeth Steiner and Deb Patterson attend a press conference on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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A person walks by a sign for a meeting in progress at the Oregon state Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

12 dozen lawmakers accused in 8 years. Women in the statehouse weigh #MeToo’s impact

Actor Gerard Depardieu addresses the media during the press conference for the film 'Saint Amour' at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)

Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France

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Harvey Weinstein appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)

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French actor Adele Haenel leaves the courtroom in Paris, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, after the court found filmmaker Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexual assault on her when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s, in the country’s first big #MeToo trial. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

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A film director is found guilty of sexual assault on then-child actor Adèle Haenel in France’s first big MeToo trial

Harvey Weinstein appears in State Supreme Court for a hearing in his sexual assault case on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 in New York. (Jefferson Siegel /The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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FILE - Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, sits in her home in Baltimore on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

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In this photo released by Free Huang Xueqin & Wang Jianbing, Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin holds up a #METOO sign for a photo in Singapore in Sept. 2017. Supporters say Friday, June 14, 2024 that Xueqin, the Chinese journalist who promoted women's rights as part of the country's nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of undermining state security. (Free Huang Xueqin & Wang Jianbing via AP)

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“Me Too” director Judith Godreche, center, poses with hands covering their mouth upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)

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Margaret Qualley, left, and Demi Moore pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Substance' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

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FILE - Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, sits in her home in Baltimore on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

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FLE - A group of women who have spoken out about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct and who refer to themselves as the "Silence Breakers," face the media during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Los Angeles. New York's highest court on Thursday, April 25, 2024, has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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FILE - The Hollywood sign is pictured on Sept. 29, 2022, in Los Angeles. A new survey of the entertainment industry finds that the culture of Hollywood has shifted in the years since the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the launch of the #MeToo movement, but many still don’t trust that sexual harassers will be held accountable. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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FILE - John Bailey arrives at the 90th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. John Bailey, a cinematographer who led the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during the initial #MeToo reckoning, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 at 81.(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

John Bailey, who presided over the film academy during the initial #MeToo reckoning, dies at 81

In this photo released by #FreeXueBing, Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin holds up a #METOO sign for a photo in Singapore in September 2017. A pretrial hearing was held Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, for the Chinese journalist active in the MeToo movement and the labor rights activist who had been detained with her, their supporters said. The hearing comes two years to the day after they disappeared into China's legal system. (#FreeXueBing via AP)

A Chinese #MeToo journalist and an activist spent 2 years in detention. Their trial starts this week

FILE - Louis C.K. appears at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2016. A new documentary, "Sorry/Not Sorry," premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival delves into the allegations made against comedian Louis CK and the fallout for the women who came forward. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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FILE - Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys performs "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" at the CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena, June 6, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Carter is facing two civil lawsuits in Las Vegas brought separately by women who allege he sexually assaulted them in 2003 and 2001. Carter and his attorneys won a favorable ruling Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in a countersuit stemming from the first case, filed last December. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago

FILE - In this image made from video provided by the Democratic Progressive Party, Hsu Li-ming, Secretary general of Democratic Progressive Party, second left, leads other members to bow at a news conference offering apology to victims who say they were sexually harassed and the public in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2023. Taiwan amended three laws governing sexual harassment on Monday, July 31 in a special session of the legislature, after a wave of #MeToo accusations hit the island in June. (Democratic Progressive Party via AP, File)

Taiwan amends laws on sexual harassment after recent #MeToo wave

Actor Kevin Spacey addresses the media outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. A Jury cleared Kevin Spacey of nine sex offences. The Hollywood star, 64, had been on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of sexually assaulting four men in the period between 2001 and 2013. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by 4 men over 20 years

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Friday, July 14, 2023. Spacey fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue Thursday as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Prosecutor says Kevin Spacey is not just a ‘big flirt,’ but a ‘big sexual bully’