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Plaintiff Amélie Kyndt leaves the courtroom with plaintiffs' lawyer Carine Durrieu Diebolt, right, while actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Plaintiff Amélie Kyndt leaves the courtroom with plaintiffs' lawyer Carine Durrieu Diebolt, right, while actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actor Charlotte Arnould arrives at the courtroom, while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actor Charlotte Arnould arrives at the courtroom, while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Jeremie Assous, left, the lawyer for French actor Gerard Depardieu, arrives at the courtroom while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Jeremie Assous, left, the lawyer for French actor Gerard Depardieu, arrives at the courtroom while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actress and witness Anouk Grinberg arrives at the courtroom as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actress and witness Anouk Grinberg arrives at the courtroom as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

FILE - Actor Gerard Depardieu addresses the media during the press conference for the film 'Saint Amour' at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)

FILE - Actor Gerard Depardieu addresses the media during the press conference for the film 'Saint Amour' at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)

Women's rights activists demonstrate outside the Paris palace of justice as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Women's rights activists demonstrate outside the Paris palace of justice as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Actor Gerard Depardieu poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Valley of Love, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Actor Gerard Depardieu poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Valley of Love, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Plaintiff Amélie Kyndt leaves the courtroom, while actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Plaintiff Amélie Kyndt leaves the courtroom, while actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Women's rights activists demonstrate outside the Paris palace of justice as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Women's rights activists demonstrate outside the Paris palace of justice as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Jeremie Assous, the lawyer for French actor Gerard Depardieu, answers reporters as he arrives at the courtroom while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Jeremie Assous, the lawyer for French actor Gerard Depardieu, answers reporters as he arrives at the courtroom while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actor Charlotte Arnould arrives at the courtroom, while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actor Charlotte Arnould arrives at the courtroom, while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Plaintiff Amélie Kyndt leaves the courtroom, while actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Plaintiff Amélie Kyndt leaves the courtroom, while actor Gerard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actress and witness Anouk Grinberg arrives at the courtroom as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Actress and witness Anouk Grinberg arrives at the courtroom as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Plaintiffs' lawyer Carine Durrieu Diebolt leaves the courtroom, while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Plaintiffs' lawyer Carine Durrieu Diebolt leaves the courtroom, while Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, did not appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Women's rights activists demonstrate outside the Paris palace of justice as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Women's rights activists demonstrate outside the Paris palace of justice as French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)