Depardieu finally gives up his appeal, his conviction for sexual assault during filming is final

Unless the public prosecutor's office objects, the first instance judgment should apply. Gérard Depardieu, who was to be retried from Monday for having sexually assaulted two women during the filming of the film “The Green Shutters” in 2021, will give up his appeal, as revealed by France Inter.

This renunciation by the 77-year-old actor should therefore make definitive his first instance sentence of 18 months in prison, suspended in May 2025, which included an additional sentence for “secondary victimization” due to the virulence of his defense at the hearing.

“Excessive harshness” against civil parties

The president of the court had in fact regretted when reading the judgment "the excessive harshness of the debates" against the civil parties on the part of Gérard Depardieu's defense. “Remarks which by their nature constitute secondary victimization,” he added.