Depardieu no longer in police custody over questioning on alleged sexual assault, his lawyer says

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Gérard Depardieu

The 75-year-old is being questioned over accusations of sexual assault by two women alleged to have taken place on film sets.

French police are no longer holding actor Gérard Depardieu following a day of reported questioning on Monday over accusations by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets, his lawyer said.French media had reported earlier on Monday that Depardieu was in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets.

A lawyer for one of the alleged victims did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.Depardieu has denied wrongdoing. In an open letter last October, he said: 'I have never, ever abused a woman.'BFMTV and Le Parisien reported that the police summons relates to accusations of sexual assault filed by two women who accuse him of groping during filming — one in 2014, the other in 2021.The alleged 2014 assault was reported to police in January this year, Le Parisien reported.

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