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complaint was filed on Friday, lawyer Carine Durrieu-Diebolt
said in an e-mailed statement on Monday.
The Paris prosecutor's office said it had not yet received the
complaint, while the actor's lawyers and agent did not
immediately respond to a phone and email request for comment.
Durrieu-Diebolt was confirming a report from French news outlet
Mediapart, which earlier said the events took place during the
filming of "Les Volets verts" in 2021, in which Depardieu stars
alongside actress Anouk Grinberg.
The complainant, a 53-year-old set designer, told Mediapart the
actor had groped her.
In the statement, Durrieu-Diebolt said the "modus operandi" was
similar to that described by about 20 other women who had
testified against the actor, saying "the events lead to harm and
a lasting psychological impact for the victims".
Depardieu, a household name in France, has been at the centre of
a growing number of sexual assault allegations. In 2022,
investigative magistrates placed him under formal investigation
on suspicion of rape and sexual assault of 28-year-old actress
Charlotte Arnould.
The actor, through his lawyers, has previously denied wrongdoing
and "firmly rejected" accusations against him.
His Legion d'Honneur medal, France's highest decoration, has
also been placed under review, following the allegations.
However, French President Emmanuel Macron and dozens of
prominent figures, including actress Nathalie Baye and singer
and former first lady Carla Bruni, have rallied to his defence.
More than 50 cultural figures penned an open letter, published
in conservative daily Le Figaro last year, saying he had been
the recipient of a "torrent of hatred" and the victim of a
public "lynching".
(Reporting by Piotr Lipinski; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
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