Gérard Depardieu claims he is ‘too old and fat’ to sexually assault anyone and is seen as ‘a real creep’
FILM star Gérard Depardieu claims he is “too old and fat” to sexually assault anyone and said he is now seen as “a real creep”.
The French actor, who denies attacking two women on a film set, told a court he was “not going to have fun at 76, or at 130 kilos” (20st).
He said: “I’m unhappy enough.
“I’m not going to touch anyone’s butt.
“Not on a set or anywhere.
“I’m not (serial killer) Émile Louis.”
A set designer, 54, and assistant producer, 34, say they were repeatedly assaulted by him during the filming of The Green Shutters in 2021.
One said it felt like being in a “wolf trap” when he grabbed intimate parts of her body.
On claims he gripped one woman between his legs, the star told the court: “With the belly I have, I can’t put anything between my thighs.”
Depardieu also announced he was retiring from cinema acting, saying: “There comes a time when you have to stop.”
He admitted: “People say I’m a real creep.”
The Green Card star is set to later stand trial accused of raping actress Charlotte Arnould, 29. His Paris trial continues.
