VIDEO. Punch action by feminists in front of a Parisian cinema where Gérard Depardieu is showing

Three weeks after their virulent action in front of the Jacquie & Michel boutique in Paris, where they had thrown dildos and fake blood to denounce the alleged involvement of the amateur porn brand in cases of rape and pimping, the activists of the collective "The Amazon" carried out a new punch action this Sunday in front of a Parisian cinema in the 15th arrondissement.

This time, their target is called Gérard Depardieu, currently showing three films.

In a light rain, six "Amazons" brandished messages recalling the actor's indictment for "rape and sexual assault" and their support for actress Charlotte Arnould, the source of the complaint.

A clapperboard in their hands, the feminist activists posted themselves in front of one of the posters of the UGC Montparnasse, where we can see the shadow of Depardieu in his role of Maigret.

For several minutes, they chanted in front of dumbfounded passers-by: “Actor, rapist, your b … in a blender”, “Cinema accomplices” or even “Depardieu, pruner!

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“We are here to say that it is revolting to see this man indicted for rape appearing in three films, launches Anissia.

It is the complicit silence of the cinema industry that we want to highlight, while Depardieu has been pursued for more than a year and a half”.

At his side, Esther abounds.

“We are also here to tell Charlotte Arnould that we believe her and that we support her”.

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The case began in the summer of 2018. Charlotte Arnould, a 22-year-old actress at the time of the events, presented herself to the Lambesc gendarmerie (Bouches-du-Rhône) claiming to have been raped a few days earlier. twice, at the star's Parisian home, a private mansion in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.

A confrontation between the actor and the actress was then organized in the premises of the Parisian judicial police.

On June 4, 2019, the public prosecutor decided to close the file without further action after nine months of preliminary investigation.

But the plaintiff finally obtains the resumption of the investigation by means of a complaint with constitution of civil part.

On December 16, 2020, Gérard Depardieu is indicted for "rape" and "sexual assault".

It was at this time that Charlotte Arnould decided to speak publicly on Twitter to reveal her identity.

The actor, he denies the facts of rape and speaks of a “consensual” relationship.

In May 2021, he made a request for the nullity of the procedure.

But on March 10, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected his request and confirmed his indictment for “rape” and “sexual assault”.