Depardieu Drops Lawsuit Over Sexual Comments Footage

0:00It's April 17th. You're listening to U.S. News today, AI-powered national coverage. French actor Gerard Depardieu, the 77-year-old star from films like Green Card and the Netflix series Marseille, just dropped his lawsuit against France televisions. This comes after a Paris court hearing where his new lawyer announced the withdrawal, ending a two-year legal fight over December 20th. 23TV report that showed unseen footage of him making sexual comments toward a young girl. Experts reviewed the footage twice and confirmed the remarks were real, aimed at the child, with no signs of tampering or fake edits. Depardieu's old defense team had called the broadcast unfair, claiming the audio was cut to mislead viewers. President Emmanuel Macron jumped in last year, calling it a man-hunt against Depardieu, and questioning if the video was doctored. That stirred up more debate, and his lawyers even quoted the president in court to back their side. Depardieu faces accusations from about 20 women over sexual assault,

1:02or worse. Last year, a Paris court gave him an 18-month suspended sentence for assaulting two women on a film set in 2021, plus orders to. Register as a sex offender, he's appealing that now. With the lawsuit gone, France television says it's glad to move on from the drama and misinformation, while Depardieu's bigger legal battles keep. Rolling in the spotlight of France's Me Too Wave.