A French court was Thursday examining accusations by actor Gerard Depardieu that a 2023 television report falsely portrayed him as making sexual comments about a young girl.

Depardieu, whose prolific film and television career includes 1990 comedy “Green Card” and Netflix series “Marseille”, is the highest-profile figure caught up in France’s response to the #MeToo movement.

The 76-year-old cinema icon has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021, and is to stand trial charged with raping an actress decades his junior in 2018.

Overall, around 20 women have accused Depardieu of improper behaviour, but several cases have been dropped due to the statute of limitations. He has consistently denied all charges.

Thursday’s court case focuses on a dispute between D

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