French actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledges boorish behavior but denies sexual assault

French actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledged using vulgar language and grabbing a woman’s hips during an on-set argument but denied it was sexual as he testified at his trial in Paris. The woman accused him of assault, describing him as behaving like a “madman” who frightened her. Depardieu faces up to five years in prison if convicted, with the trial seen as a test of French willingness to confront sexual violence.

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