Gérard Depardieu, a notable figure in French cinema, is currently under investigation for allegedly falsely declaring his tax residency in Belgium since 2013. This inquiry, initiated by financial crime prosecutors, has included police raids in France and Belgium. Concurrently, Depardieu is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault in the #MeToo movement within the French film industry. A Paris court recently postponed his trial on these charges until March, citing health concerns. Depardieu has consistently denied all wrongdoing amid these serious allegations.
Depardieu is the highest-profile figure to face accusations in French cinema's version of the #MeToo movement.
A probe of his tax status, opened this month by financial crime prosecutors and now run by police, has involved raids in France and Belgium.
Depardieu has denied any wrongdoing in response to the string of sexual assault and rape accusations against him.
His trial on sexual assault charges was postponed by a Paris court until March after his lawyer cited the star's illness.
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