A Paris court has found Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault and given him a 18-month suspended sentence. The sentence follows a high-profile and tumultuous trial in Paris in March related to accusations of groping on the set of Jean Becker’s The Green Shutters in 2021.

A larger than life figure with a career – and a reputation – to match, Gérard Depardieu is among the few stars of French cinema to be equally well known outside the country.