ACTOR DEPARDIEU INVESTIGATED FOR RAPE: SOURCE

French actor Gerard Depardieu was placed under formal investigation on charges of rape and sexual violence in December, a judicial source told Reuters on Tuesday.

The judicial source said that Depardieu had not been held in custody or asked to post bail.

According to Agence France-presse, Depardieu is accused of raping a 22-yearold actress in his Paris home in 2018. Depardieu has denied it. A lawyer representing the 72-year-old actor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Depardieu has starred in some 170 movies throughout his career.