French actor Depardieu convicted of sexual assault

The 76-year-old film star has been found guilty of groping two women in 2021

French actor Gerard Depardieu was convicted on Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of a movie in Paris in 2021. The 76-year-old cinema veteran was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence.

The court also ordered Depardieu to pay more than €29,000 ($32,650) in damages to the victims, a set decorator and an assistant director, and...