2023-12-20 22:58:26
Gérard Depardieu in May 2015 in Cannes. THIBAULT CAMUS / AP
“It is not on the basis of a report that we remove the Legion of Honor from an artist. » Referring to the accusations of rape against Gérard Depardieu during a special edition of “C à vous” on France 5 at the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron affirmed, Wednesday December 20, that the Legion of Honor is an Order which is not “not here to preach”. He also denounced “a manhunt” against the actor, implicated by the program “Complément d’investigation”.
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“One thing you’ll never see me in is manhunts. I hate that “, replied the head of state. Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak announced this week that a “disciplinary procedure” would be initiated by the Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honor against the actor, targeted by complaints of rape and sexual assault. A new accusation was brought against him on Tuesday by a Spanish journalist.
“Does Gérard Depardieu shame France? », asked the head of state, journalist Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine. Presenting himself as “a great admirer of Gérard Depardieu”Emmanuel Macron affirmed on the contrary that the actor “makes France proud”.
The head of state also considers himself “unassailable on the fight against attacks against women, violence against women and for gender equality. These are the two great causes of my two five-year terms.”
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