Overview

• Judges in Paris are examining Gérard Depardieu’s claim that a France Télévisions report used a misleading montage linking his sexual remarks to a young girl in a sub‑minute 2018 sequence shot in North Korea.
• Depardieu and writer Yann Moix argue the words targeted an off‑camera adult as part of a fiction project, alleging a fraudulent edit that falsely suggested he sexualized a child.
• France Télévisions denies any tampering, cites a bailiff‑authenticated passage and additional recordings, and maintains there is no ambiguity that the remarks targeted the girl on screen.
• An expert report referenced in the rape inquiry found sexually suggestive remarks were directed at a girl on a pony, while a separate court‑ordered forensic analysis of all editing operations is pending; Depardieu’s lawyer claims an expert note flags illicit editing.
• The court is also set to review alleged abuse of trust and concealed work tied to the shoot, as producer Hikari pursues calumny, false attestation and attempted fraud claims, with these civil actions unfolding alongside Depardieu’s appealed suspended sentence and other criminal proceedings.