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Depardieu and Rino Barillari Settle Rome Case After Reconciliation

Barillari withdrew his complaint following a public apology from the actor.

Overview

  • The agreement was announced outside Harry's Bar on Rome's Via Veneto, where the May 2024 altercation occurred.
  • Barillari had accused Depardieu of a physical assault on May 24, 2024, while Depardieu said he intervened between the photographer and his partner.
  • Barillari told reporters he dropped the case because Depardieu apologized "to me and to all Italians."
  • The understanding ends a trial that opened in June 2025, according to Depardieu's lawyer Fabrizio Siggia.
  • Depardieu still faces separate proceedings in France, including an appealed 18‑month suspended sentence for sexual assaults in 2021 and a referral to the Paris criminal court on rape accusations by Charlotte Arnould.