Macron asked if Depardieu shames France – ‘On the contrary, he has made it proud’

The French president Emmanuel Macronasked during an interview he gave to the France 5 television station, if the actor embarrasses France Gerard Depardieu who is accused of rape and sexual assault, declared that he was a “big fan” and underlined that with his work “on the contrary, he has made France proud”.

Asked to comment on French Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak’s announcement that Gerard Depardieu was being stripped of the Legion of Honor, Emmanuel Macron called the ministerial announcement “somewhat hasty”, saying that the Legion of Honor it is not of a moral character and that if it were, then it should have been removed by many artists.

The French president also spoke of a manhunt against Gerard Depardieu, noting however that he considers himself “invulnerable in the fight against attacks against women”.

Source: News Beast

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