Overview

• Depardieu filed suit Thursday in Paris accusing France Télévisions’ Complément d’Enquête of a misleading edit that linked his sexual remarks to a girl shown in 2018 footage.
• France Télévisions says a bailiff authenticated the extract and insists the remarks targeted the child on screen, with the report’s authors citing additional recordings.
• A May expert analysis filed in the rape investigation found the sexualized comments were addressed to a girl on a pony, according to Libération and AFP.
• Judges have ordered a new forensic review to detail the editing steps and, if possible, identify the addressee, with results undisclosed as the defense cites a note claiming illicit montage.
• The court will also examine Hikari’s summons for calumnious denunciation, false attestation and attempted fraud, along with alleged breach of trust and concealed work linked to the shoot.