Gérard Depardieu’s sexual assault trial postponed until March 2025

The trial of actor Gérard Depardieu, accused of sexual assault and originally scheduled to open on October 28, has been postponed to spring 2025 by a judge.

Actor Gérard Depardieu will not appear in a French court for his trial on sexual assault charges https://t.co/DMOdEcPdm3

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2024

The court reportedly granted a six-month delay, requested by the actor’s lawyer, due to serious health problems that would prevent him from attending his trial and sitting for more than six hours a day.

His lawyer said Depardieu suffers from heart problems and complications related to diabetes.

The lawyer for one of the two alleged victims has demanded that medical and psychiatric examinations be carried out on the actor to determine whether he is really fit to stand trial.

The 75-year-old actor is accused of sexually assaulting two women, allegedly on the set of the film Les Volets Verts in 2021.

Many people gathered in France to protest against sexual violence, on what was to be the first day of the actor’s trial.

The accusations against Gérard Depardieu have rekindled the #MeToo movement in the country.

Depardieu’s trial will open on March 24 and 25, 2025.