“Since the recent revelations about Gérard Depardieu, RTS has stopped offering films in which he plays one of the main roles,” said a spokesman for Swiss public television.
Swiss public television (RTS) has excluded films in which Gérard Depardieu plays “one of the main roles” from its program after a shocking TV documentary was broadcast in France, a spokesman said on Sunday.
“Since the recent revelations about Gérard Depardieu, RTS has avoided offering films in which he plays one of the main roles. One or two films have therefore been put on hold this Christmas season,” Marco told AFP Ferrara, confirming information from the Swiss weekly Matin Dimanche. “If we feel that the majority of the public is offended by a previously accepted work or personality, we sometimes exclude them from our program,” he explained.
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Gérard Depardieu, the holy monster of French cinema, has been in turmoil since the broadcast of a report “Complément d'Enquête” on the public channel France 2 in early December, in which we see him multiplying misogynistic insults and making sexual comments Nature. Don't spare a little girl. The report also touched on his rape accusation in 2020 after an actress in her 20s, Charlotte Arnould, made a complaint. He rejects these allegations.
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As a public service medium, we have to be careful to keep our distance from those involved and not to pass judgment
A spokesman for RTS
The 75-year-old Depardieu is also the target of a sexual assault complaint filed by French actress Hélène Darras on a priori stipulated facts, as well as another in Spain by journalist Ruth Baza, who accused him of rape in 1995. The decision to suspend the broadcast on RTS of films in which the French actor plays one of the main roles is “a pragmatic decision that we will reconsider depending on the evolution of the situation, without a predetermined timetable and in compliance with the legal process,” said Mr. Ferrara.
“As a public service medium, we must ensure that we stay away from those involved and do not make judgments: we limit ourselves to acting in the service of the public interest, which includes its interest or, on the contrary, its rejection.” a work,” he said. “Beyond this qualitative assessment,” added the RTS spokesman, “we recently organized a public vote for the Christmas film and among the options was a work with Gérard Depardieu, which the audience itself even did not want to keep, despite the current decision. “The context regarding the actor was known.