Published December 16,2023
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A Belgian municipality on Saturday stripped French cinema legend Gerard Depardieu of the title of honorary citizen over misogynistic feedback broadcast not too long ago.
Depardieu, 74, was charged with rape in 2020 and has additionally confronted 13 accusations of sexual harassment or assault.
A documentary titled “The Fall of the Ogre” aired on French TV this month confirmed the actor on a 2018 journey to North Korea repeatedly making express sexual feedback within the presence of a feminine interpreter and sexualising a small lady driving a horse.
In an announcement, the Belgium municipality of Estaimpuis mentioned it was revoking the title given to Depardieu when he lived there in 2013.
The native authorities mentioned the feedback by the actor broadcast on tv “run counter to the values promoted by the municipality of Estaimpuis”.
The Belgian determination comes after France’s tradition minister denounced Depardieu’s behaviour and mentioned a “disciplinary procedure” was being launched to resolve whether or not to strip Depardieu of the nation’s prime honour, the Legion of Honour.
The actor — who has greater than 200 roles to his identify, together with within the 1990 comedy “Green Card” and the Netflix sequence “Marseille” — has denied any wrongdoing.
In the face of the rising controversy in France, Belgian media has reported that Depardieu has returned to stay within the nation in a village near the French border.
Depardieu’s preliminary transfer to Belgium again in 2012 was closely criticised in his homeland because it was seen as a means of dodging the French tax system.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
