India, May 13 -- In a setback for a titan of French cinema, a Paris court found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually abusing two females on a movie set in 2021 and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence. While his case is one of the most well-known #MeToo cases that arrived in the court in France, Depardieu always denied any misconduct and his attorney stated that he will appeal the court's ruling.

Amelie K, a set designer and one of the two plaintiffs, told the court that the actor delivered explicit sexual remarks and grabbed her all over her body while trapping her between his knees. She remembered, "He touched everything, including my breasts." The victim claimed he was laughing while she was scared.

The woman further clai...