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Japan's forced sterilization victim

Yumi Suzuki, one of the plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenics protection law, is pictured at her home in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, in March 2019.

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Japan's forced sterilization victim

Yumi Suzuki, one of the plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenics protection law, speaks at a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who offered an apology, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025. The Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional in July 2024 and ordered the government to pay damages. Suzuki was named to the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024.

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Lawsuit by chloroquine side-effect victims

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - A group of victims who suffer side effects from the drug chloroquine rally in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Dec. 22, 1975, while holding a banner reading, "Give us back light." The plaintiffs lodged a damages suit later in the day for the state's alleged failure to warn patients of the danger of chloroquine, which was used to treat kidney disease. Patients were not informed that it could damage to the eyes, leading gradually to permanent blindness.(Kyodo)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows Argentina's national oil and gas company YPF in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

A staff member works at a YPF gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 30, 2025. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows a YPF logo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the YPF Tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the YPF Tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Court rejects Fukushima crisis damages order against ex-TEPCO execs

Plaintiffs and their lawyers gather in front of the Tokyo High Court in the Japanese capital on June 6, 2025, in protest over the court's decision earlier in the day to overturn a district court ruling ordering former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay the utility damages for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gerard Depardieu Sentenced for Sexual Assault - Paris

One of the plaintiffs, Amelie after the verdict in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu at a courthouse in Paris, on May 13, 2025. The Paris Magistrates' Court has given French actor Gérard Depardieu an 18-month suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on the set of the film Les Volets Verts. The actor's lawyer, Jérémie Assous, quickly announced that he would appeal the sentence. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

ICJ judges arrive at their seats in the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

A view from the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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45 Countries Take Israel to ICJ - The Hague

ICJ judges arrive at their seats in the public hearing at International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations against Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands on April 29, 2025. A total of 45 plaintiffs allege the Israeli government is blocking access to aid supplies in Gaza. Photo by Mouneb Taim/Middle East Images/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 - 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