French actor Dépardieu denies sexual assault charges: ‘I'm not touching the butts of women’

French movie giant Gérard Depardieu on Tuesday gave his first testimony in a Paris-held trial where he is accused of groping two women on a 2021 movie set. The actor acknowledged using vulgar language and grabbing a woman’s hips but denied the sexual assault charges against him, saying his behavior can sometimes be boorish. “I’m not touching the butts of women,” he said.