The 76-year-old actor was found guilty by the Paris Criminal Court of two sexual assaults during the filming of Jean Becker's movie Les Volets Verts in 2021. His lawyer, Jérémie Assous, has announced that Depardieu will appeal the decision.

PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women on a set and received an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a case that was widely seen as a post-#MeToo test for the country’s film industry.

French actor Gerard Depardieu was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence in a Paris court on May 13. Depardieu has denied any wrongdoing,