EMMANUELLE Debever, an actress who once accused Hollywood star Gerard Depardieu of allegedly sexually assaulting her, has passed away.
Emmanuelle worked in the 1983 film Danton alongside Depardieu, who strongly denied her allegations.
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Who was Emmanuelle Debever?
Born in Marseille, France, on August 8, 1963, Emmanuelle Debever was a former French actress.
She was a promising young talent in French cinema in the early 1980s, but pulled back from the limelight in 1989.
In the 1983 movie Danton, she played Louison, the young wife of actor Gerard Depardieu’s leading man.
In June 2019, the actress posted a short message on her Facebook profile accusing her co-star of allegedly sliding his hand up her skirt inside a caravan, during production of the film.
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Depardieu strongly denied the accusations and broke his silence in October 2019, with an open letter in French paper Le Figaro.
“I can no longer consent to what I hear, what I have read about myself for several months,” he wrote.
“I finally want to tell you my truth.
“I have never, ever abused a woman.
“Hurting a woman would be like kicking my own mother in the stomach.”
What films was Emmanuelle Debever in?
During her acting career, Emmanuelle starred in over 10 productions from 1982 to 1989.
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Her biggest movies were:
- Danton (1983)
- Grain of Sand (1983)
- A Brutal Game (1983)
- Viva la Sociale! (1983)
She also played small roles in a number of TV series, such as Joëlle Mazart and Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret.
What did Emmanuelle Debever say about Gerard Depardieu?
In Emmanuelle’s FB post from 2019, where she accused Depardieu of sexual assault, she wrote: “This monster allowed himself to enjoy plenty during filming, making the most of the intimacy inside a carriage.
“Sliding his fat paw under my skirt to, in his words, ‘make me feel better’… I didn’t allow it to happen.”
Depardieu strongly denied her allegation against him.
When did Emmanuelle Debever die?
Emmanuelle reportedly took her own life at age 60 on December 7, 2023, in Paris, according to French paper Liberation.
It was on the same day a documentary on sexual assault allegations against Depardieu was broadcast on TV channel France 2.
Titled Gerard Depardieu: The Fall of the Ogre, the doc covered a range of other alleged claims made against him.
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