File photo dated February 25, 2014 of Gerard Depardieu in Nechin, Belgium. French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in 2018 against an actress in her 20s. The 72-year-old is alleged to have repeatedly attacked the young woman - who cannot be named for legal reasons - over a number of days in August 2018. Photo by Philippe Bourguet/bePress/ABACAPRESS.COM