Controversial statements made by the interpreter during a trip to North Korea in 2018 recently came to light.
France revealed it plans to strip French actor of Legion of Honor Gérard Depardieu After a series of accusations of sexual assault and a television documentary in which he is heard making lewd comments about women.
French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak told the France 5 television channel that she had asked the “grand chancellery” commission responsible for the Legion of Honor – France’s highest decoration – to ‘initiate a disciplinary procedure to consider whether the medal should be suspended or withdrawn.
Abdul Malak declared herself “outraged” by the comments made by Depardieu, one of the most famous French actors, during a trip to North Korea in 2018 and which were broadcast in a television documentary on “Complément d’Enquête” on France 2 at the beginning of the month.
“Scandalous remarks (…) which embarrass France“, says. Depardieu has been the subject of a series of accusations of sexism and sexual violence in recent years.
In March 2022, a Paris court decided to prosecute an investigation into Depardieu after an actress accused him of rape. Charlotte Arnould revealed that she was the woman behind this accusation, saying that she could no longer bear to remain silent. Since then, more than 10 women have accused Depardieu of sexual violence.
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