The incident occurred after Depardieu’s scooter collided with a motorist’s car in the sixth arrondissement. The driver of the car claims a heated argument culminated in the French actor punching him in the face. The motorist filed his complaint at the prosecutor’s office on Thursday. Depardieu has yet to comment.
The star, known internationally for his role in Green Card, his Oscar-nominated turn in Cyrano de Bergerac and a long-term stint as greedy Gaul Obelix in the Asterix movies, made headlines last year over reports that he was ejected from a flight for urinating in the aisle. Depardieu’s Asterix co-star, Edouard Baer – who was on the flight – said that Depardieu had been barred from going to the toilet shortly before take-off.
“He couldn’t wait, so I found this solution,” Baer told Europe 1 radio. “I had a little Evian bottle with me, only it was too small so it overflowed. He wanted to clear it up, but the hostess wouldn’t let him.” – (Guardian service)