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 The scandal surrounding the disgraced French actor Gérard Depardieu continues to rumble on in France and President Emmanuel Macron has made blunder by backing the fallen star, writes John Lichfield. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240103/opinion-macron-is-wrong-depardieu-no-longer-makes-france-proud Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:35:14 +0100 opinion-macron-is-wrong-depardieu-no-longer-makes-france-proud A Spanish journalist and author has filed a criminal complaint in Spain against French cinema superstar Gerard Depardieu, claiming that he raped her nearly three decades ago in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231220/spanish-journalist-accuses-french-actor-depardieu-of-rape Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:12:40 +0100 spanish-journalist-accuses-french-actor-depardieu-of-rape One of Russia's most famous citizens, French film star Gerard Depardieu, joined the millions who cast ballots in Sunday's presidential election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180318/from-paris-with-love-depardieu-votes-in-russian-election Sun, 18 Mar 2018 15:09:24 +0100 from-paris-with-love-depardieu-votes-in-russian-election 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 At least that's according to French actor turned Russian citizen turned provocative political commentator Gerard Depardieu. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161114/donald-trump-is-no-idiot-and-le-pen-cant-win-depardieu Mon, 14 Nov 2016 09:58:28 +0100 donald-trump-is-no-idiot-and-le-pen-cant-win-depardieu 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 French actor and tax exile Gérard Depardieu has declared that he will "sell everything" in his home country, French media has reported. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150903/gerard-depardieu-i-want-to-sell-everything-in-france Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:27:56 +0200 gerard-depardieu-i-want-to-sell-everything-in-france 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 A year after heading into tax exile in Belgium, French actor Gérard Depardieu has decided to invite his new neighbours round for a housewarming party. The larger than life star is to host 200 guests, including local villagers, for a giant BBQ at his new home in Néchin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130823/depardieu-homewarming-in-belgium-stirs-excitement Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:57:00 +0200 depardieu-homewarming-in-belgium-stirs-excitement French President François Hollande will not intervene in the case of two ailing zoo elephants whose death sentence led Brigitte Bardot to threaten to go into exile in Russia, his office said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130109/hollande-refuses-to-save-bardot-elephants Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:20:33 +0100 hollande-refuses-to-save-bardot-elephants French actor Gérard Depardieu is to face drunk driving charges in a Paris court on Tuesday amid a high-profile tax row that has seen him get a Russian passport and vow to quit France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130108/depardieu-to-face-drink-driving-charges Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:12:00 +0100 depardieu-to-face-drink-driving-charges French actor Gérard Depardieu, who has threatened to forsake his homeland for Russia to avoid massive new taxes, travelled on Sunday to the central region of Mordovia where he may next hang his hat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130107/depardieu-shows-off-new-russian-passport Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:40:55 +0100 depardieu-shows-off-new-russian-passport French cinema legend Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to follow Gérard Depardieu to Russia unless two elephants under threat of being put down are granted a reprieve. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130104/bardot-save-elephants-or-ill-go-to-russia-too Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:02:10 +0100 bardot-save-elephants-or-ill-go-to-russia-too Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday granted fast-track citizenship to France's Gérard Depardieu after the movie star complained about his Socialist government's proposed 75 percent tax on the rich. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130103/putin-makes-depardieu-russian-citizen Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:13:00 +0100 putin-makes-depardieu-russian-citizen France's top constitutional body on Saturday struck down a 75-percent upper income tax rate, dealing a major blow to Socialist President François Hollande, who had made it his centrepiece tax measure. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121231/hollandes-75-percent-tax-illegal-court Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:08:55 +0100 hollandes-75-percent-tax-illegal-court French film celebrity Gérard Depardieu said a decision by France's highest court to strike down a 75% tax rate on millionaires would change nothing in his highly publicised decision to relocate to Belgium. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121231/depardieu-court-tax-ruling-changes-nothing Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:02:59 +0100 depardieu-court-tax-ruling-changes-nothing Former sex kitten Brigitte Bardot was at her catty best Wednesday as she weighed into the row over Gérard Depardieu's move into tax exile with a scathing attack on the French actor's critics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121219/bardot-leaps-to-depardieus-defence Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:08:51 +0100 bardot-leaps-to-depardieus-defence Belgium's foreign minister said Monday that France was solely to blame after its top actor Gérard Depardieu threatened to give up his passport following a move to seek tax exile in the neighbouring country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121217/belgian-minister-france-to-blame-for-depardieu-move Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:54:00 +0100 belgian-minister-france-to-blame-for-depardieu-move Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Tuesday denounced wealthy individuals in France fleeing a stinging tax on high incomes as greedy people seeking to "become even richer." https://www.thelocal.fr/20121212/ayrault-slams-tax-exiles-after-depardieu-move Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:59:36 +0100 ayrault-slams-tax-exiles-after-depardieu-move French actor Gérard Dépardieu was in hot water again on Thursday when he tested positive for an alcohol test after a minor scooter accident in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121129/drunken-depardieu-crashes-scooter-in-paris Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:46:00 +0100 drunken-depardieu-crashes-scooter-in-paris