French media: Actor Gérard Depardieu is in custody for questioning on sexual assault allegations
Reports say actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police and placed in custody. The Paris police force said it wasn't authorized to comment and directed questions to the Paris prosecutor’s office, which said it had no comment “at this stage."