A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times on a film set.

French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu stands accused of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in Paris.

The trial of Gérard Depardieu, who has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set in 2021, began on Monday after a five-month delay due to the French actor’s poor health.