French court postpones Depardieu’s sexual assault trial due to ill health

A French court postponed actor Gerard Depardieu’s trial for the alleged sexual assault of two women on a film set in 2021 for five months on Monday after his lawyers argued he was too ill to defend himself.

Depardieu, one of France’s biggest film stars whose hits include Green Card, Cyrano de Bergerac and La Vie en Rose, has faced a growing number of sexual assault allegations in recent years that have tarnished his legacy.

His trial marks the highest profile #MeToo case to come before the courts in France...