https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French film giant Gérard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such allegations against prominent figures in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210224/french-actor-gerard-depardieu-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:25:15 +0100 french-actor-gerard-depardieu-charged-with-rape-and-sexual-assault Gerard Depardieu, the larger-than-life French actor, jumped into Europe's migrant debate Friday, saying the new arrivals are the only hope as masses of "normal people" are losing any sense of cultural appreciation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171021/frances-depardieu-says-migrants-only-chance-for-cultural-revival Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:09:33 +0200 frances-depardieu-says-migrants-only-chance-for-cultural-revival French actor Gerard Depardieu has shown once again he can be his country's harshest critic after claiming France is "populated by imbeciles making wine and stinky cheese". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160922/imbeciles-and-smelly-cheese-depardieu-bashes-france Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:24:31 +0200 imbeciles-and-smelly-cheese-depardieu-bashes-france Maverick French actor Gérard Depardieu Friday took aim at the Oscars, "The Revenant" and George Clooney, criticising Hollywood for its "comfort" bubble. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160219/gerard-depardieu-lashes-out-at-george-clooney Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:12:20 +0100 gerard-depardieu-lashes-out-at-george-clooney Larger-than-life French actor Gérard Depardieu is to play Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in a forthcoming movie, his press representative said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151230/depardieu-to-play-stalin-in-new-film Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:52:27 +0100 depardieu-to-play-stalin-in-new-film France’s larger than life actor Gérard Depardieu has been added to a black list in Ukraine, which features names of people judged "a threat to national security", according to reports on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150721/gerard-depardieu-judged-a-danger-to-ukraine Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:18:03 +0200 gerard-depardieu-judged-a-danger-to-ukraine Once a flagship policy of French President Francois Hollande, the 75-percent "supertax" on top earners limps into its final weeks this month having sparked plenty of controversy but few economic results. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150104/frances-75-supertax-quietly-dies-with-few-mourners Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:47:00 +0100 frances-75-supertax-quietly-dies-with-few-mourners France’s hell-raising actor Gérard Depardieu, notorious for his gargantuan appetites, has claimed that he once killed and then ate two lions while on a trip to Africa. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141215/depardieu-says-he-ate-two-lions Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:20:00 +0100 depardieu-says-he-ate-two-lions Provocative French actor Gérard Dépardieu has revealed the extent of his love for the hard stuff, claiming to drink up to 14 bottles of wine, whisky and Champagne a day. Apparently just making vodka wasn't enough for the "Welcome to New York" star. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140918/drink-14-bottles-gerard-depardieu-france Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:23:00 +0200 drink-14-bottles-gerard-depardieu-france French actor Gérard Depardieu, Russia's most famous new celebrity citizen, wants to open a distillery there to make organic vodka. His plan comes just two weeks after annoucing he intends to open a restaurant in Moscow. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140716/depardieu-russia-vodka Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:34:00 +0200 depardieu-russia-vodka Notorious French actor Gérard Depardieu made food and booze-related news again this week by announcing he's opening a restaurant in his adopted homeland of Russia. He also failed to turn up at the Edinburgh Film Festival after a night of drinking and haggis munching. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140703/depardieu-miss Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:53:00 +0200 depardieu-miss French actor Gerard Depardieu's protest against high taxes in France may have paid off, with reports saying he is subject to a single-digit rate in his adopted home of Russia. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140530/frances-depardieu-pays-six-percent-tax-in-russia Fri, 30 May 2014 15:22:00 +0200 frances-depardieu-pays-six-percent-tax-in-russia It was the talk of the town. Abel Ferrara's highly-anticipated movie inspired by the sordid sex scandal that brought down IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn got its world première Saturday in Cannes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140518/dsk-sex-scandal-movie-gets-cannes-premiere Sun, 18 May 2014 11:04:00 +0200 dsk-sex-scandal-movie-gets-cannes-premiere French actor Gérard Depardieu, who famously quit France in a huff over high taxes, has risked the wrath of the French president again by featuring in a luxury Swiss watch advertising campaign, which bears the slogan "Proud to be Russian". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140325/depardieu-proud-to-be-russian-in-ad-campaign Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:51:00 +0100 depardieu-proud-to-be-russian-in-ad-campaign Some 11,000 French tax evaders, with secret funds hidden abroad have decided to own up in a bid to escape harsh punishments, France's budget minister has revealed. The mass mea culpa could bring in €1 billion ($1.4 billion) in extra revenue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140116/over-11000-french-own-to-tax-evasion Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:15:00 +0100 over-11000-french-own-to-tax-evasion French film star Gerard Depardieu on Saturday hosted a housewarming barbecue at his new home in Nechin, Belgium, just across the border from his native France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130825/depardieu-hosts-bash-in-belgian-tax-haven Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:12:00 +0200 depardieu-hosts-bash-in-belgian-tax-haven Eccentric French actor, Russian citizen and Belgian resident Gérard Depardieu has attacked "the way [French] governments use the money they take" in an interview during a rare visit to Paris, it was reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130805/depardieu-slams-government-amid-rare-paris-film-shoot Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:36:00 +0200 depardieu-slams-government-amid-rare-paris-film-shoot A court on Friday handed down eccentric French actor Gérard Depardieu's long-awaited punishment for drunk driving, after a series of missed court dates. Dépardieu was fined €4,000 and had his driver's license suspended for 6 months. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130621/court-fines-depardieu-4000-for-drunk-driving Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:18:36 +0200 court-fines-depardieu-4000-for-drunk-driving French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent is what Russia needs as a leader. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130518/depardieu-compares-putin-to-pope-john-paul-ii Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:00 +0200 depardieu-compares-putin-to-pope-john-paul-ii Eccentric French film star Gérard Depardieu's performance as disgraced ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is one of the most hotly-awaited in recent years. A preview of 'Welcome to New York' was leaked on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130516/video-first-glimpse-of-depardieu-as-dsk Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:00 +0200 video-first-glimpse-of-depardieu-as-dsk