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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial break - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Amelie K, an interior decorator and one of the two plaintiffs arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Amelie K, an interior decorator and one of the two plaintiffs arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Amelie K, an interior decorator and one of the two plaintiffs arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Amelie K, an interior decorator and one of the two plaintiffs arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Trial - Paris AJ

French actor Gerard Depardieu returns to the courtroom after a break on the third day of his trial in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, on March 27, 2025. Depardieu, 76, who has made more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial. The two plaintiffs -- Amelie, 54, a set dresser, and Sarah (name changed), 34, an assistant director -- allege sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of "Les Volets Verts" ("The Green Shutters") by director Jean Becker. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court decision over vote disparity

AKITA, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) and other plaintiffs hold a press conference in the city of Akita on March 27, 2013, after the Sendai High Court's Akita branch ruled that a general election result in a northeastern Japan constituency was unconstitutional due to a significant disparity in the weight of votes. The ruling by the court was the last in 16 cases brought by two groups of lawyers over disparities in the weight of votes of up to 2.43 to 1 in the Dec. 16 general election.

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Court awards damages to residents near U.S. Kadena base

NAHA, Japan - Plaintiffs in a damages suit over noise from the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture show mixed reactions in Naha to a ruling the Fukuoka High Court handed down Feb. 27. A man holds a banner saying in Japanese ''We win damages'' (L) while a woman shows one saying ''Court not banning (flights).'' The court awarded about 5.62 billion yen in damages to noise-hit residents but turned down the plaintiffs' demand for a ban on night-to-early morning flights at the base.

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Court approves fishermen's plea against project to fill in bay

SAGA, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate June 27 after the Saga District Court ordered the state to open the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture, ruling in favor of about 2,500 fishermen who claim the government's project to fill in the bay has damaged the seawater environment in the area and their fishery businesses.

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Nagasaki court recognizes 20 as A-bomb illness sufferers

NAGASAKI, Japan - Minoru Moriuchi, the 71-year-old head of a group of plaintiffs seeking recognition as sufferers of A-bomb related illnesses, offers flowers June 23 at an A-bomb monument in Nagasaki Peace Park after the Nagasaki District Court recognized 20 of the 27 plaintiffs as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, declaring illegal the government's refusal to grant them certification. The framed pictures are those of plaintiffs who died during the case.

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Nagasaki court recognizes 20 as A-bomb illness sufferers

NAGASAKI, Japan - Plaintiffs in an A-bomb illness recognition case and their supporters raise their fists in the air at Nagasaki Peace Park on June 23 after the Nagasaki District Court recognized 20 of the 27 plaintiffs as suffering from illnesses caused by radiation from the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, declaring illegal the government's refusal to grant them certification. The group demanded that all of the plaintiffs be recognized as A-bomb illness sufferers. The framed pictures are those of plaintiffs who died during the case.

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Top court denies Chinese individuals' right to seek war reparation

TOKYO, Japan - One of plaintiffs speak in tears at a press conference after Japan's Supreme Court ruled that Chinese individuals have no right to demand war reparations from Japan under postwar agreements in its first ruling on the controversial issue on April 27. The decision will effectively conclude many other ongoing wartime compensation suits, filed mainly by Chinese and South Koreans, which will look to the top court's decision for guidance.

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Chinese forced workers call for rights before top court ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Yicheng (R), 81, a former forced laborer from China, and other Chinese plaintiffs speak at a news conference in Tokyo on April 25, calling for a ''fair'' judgment two days before the Supreme Court rules on whether Chinese individuals, including people who were forced to undertake forced labor in Japan during World War II, have the right to demand war reparations from Japan. The court will make a judgment on April 27 on whether China has given up individuals' rights to seek reparation under postwar agreements such as the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique in which the Chinese government abandoned its right to do so.