French police summon Depardieu over suspected sexual assault: police source

The allegations date to 2014 and 2021

French police summoned cinema legend Gerard Depardieu on Monday over suspected incidents of sexual assault to place him in custody for questioning, a police source said.

Police were to question the actor over two women's allegations that he assaulted them - one on a film set in 2014 and the other on another shoot in 2021, the source said, confirming a report by the BFMTV television channel.

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