French actor Fanny Ardant defends Depardieu at sexual assault trial

French actor Fanny Ardant testified in favour of 76-year-old screen icon Gerard Depardieu at his trial on charges of sexual assault in Paris, saying she had never seen him behave in a “shocking” manner with women. The trial relates to charges of sexual assault during the filming in 2021 of “Les Volets Verts” (“The Green Shutters”) by director Jean Becker.