Swiss public television (RTS) has banned films featuring Gerard Depardieu in “one of the leading roles” after a shocking documentary was screened in France, a spokesman said on Sunday, AFP reported.

“After the latest exposure of Gerard Depardieu, RTS avoids broadcasting films in which he plays one of the main roles. So one or two films were put on hold during the holidays,” Marco Ferrara told AFP, confirming a report by Swiss weekly Matin Dimanche.

“When we feel that the majority of the audience might be offended by a work or personality that has previously been adopted, we occasionally leave it out of the program,” he explained.

The holy monster of French cinema, Gerard Depardieu, was in a frenzy after the broadcast in early December of a report on the show “Complément d’Enquête” on France 2, in which he utters a series of misogynistic insults, including sexual ones. comments to the young woman.

The report also returned to his 2020 rape accusation following a complaint by 20-year-old actress Charlotte Arnold. He denies these allegations.

Depardieu, 75, is also the subject of a statute of limitations sexual assault complaint filed by French actress Hélène Darras, as well as another complaint in Spain filed by journalist Ruth Baza, who alleges he was raped in 1995.

The decision to suspend the broadcast on RTS of films starring the French actor is “a pragmatic choice that we will review as the situation evolves, without a prior schedule and with due respect for court decisions.” process,” he told Ferrara.

“As a public service we must be careful to remain aloof from the parties involved and not judge: we limit ourselves to acting in the public interest, which includes favors or, conversely, refusal to work,” he said.

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