“Our father/grandfather/uncle is the target of an unprecedented conspiracy. He is the victim of a brutal manipulation carried out by a journalist who did not hesitate to dig through the rubbish,” the family criticizes in a column published in Le Journal du Dimanche, says Le Parisien.
The column was signed by Julie, Roxanne, Jean (children), Delphine (niece), Elisabeth (ex-wife) “and the entire Depardieu family.” “In private, with his children, he is very humble, sensitive and even wise,” they say, according to the newspaper, adding that family members say Depardieu likes to “play provocatively” when he is in front of the camera.
Family members point to a documentary released on December 7 in France, in which Depardieu made obscene and misogynistic comments, such as, “Women love riding horses. Their clitoris rubs against the saddle. They like it very much. They are goats,” according to Le Parisien.
The family admitted in the newspaper column that they were “shocked” by his words and added that they were “often surprised” by the actor’s testimonies. However, they regret that the documentary chose to reduce the actor to the role of an “idiot,” which is the role they like the least.
“Ruddy, audacious, sometimes heavy, but not violent!”, says the family, who criticize the fact that his “excesses” and “freedom of expression” are what they liked most about Depardieu. “This number was encouraged to make a lot of people laugh in the cinema and on film sets,” they say.
Finally, Depardieu’s family states that the actor apologized in a letter published by Le Figaro newspaper. It also states that “it is not their intention to cause harm” and requests “an end to the confusion of words and actions” and “not to use verbal provocations to support other accusations,” which they consider “extremely important.” Dishonest”.
