Gerard Depardieu's accuser died after jumping into the Seine on the day of his televised revelation

Gérard Depardieu and Emmanuel Debever starred together in the 1982 film Danton.

The French actress who accused Gerard Depardieu of sexual assault died after throwing herself into the Seine from a bridge in Paris.

Emmanuelle Debever, 60, starred with Depardieu in the 1982 film Danton. She died on December 7th.

The apparent suicide came on the day a French investigative television program aired clips of Depardieu, 74, making lewd sexual comments about a 10-year-old girl and apparently groping his interpreter's butt during a visit to North Korea.

< p>An investigation into the cause of death has begun.

The Paris prosecutor's office said that on November 29, Debevere's partner reported that she «left home, leaving a disturbing note.»

A connection was then made to the discovery of “a woman who jumped from a bridge into the Seine,” the report added.

She was “revived by firefighters” and “taken to hospital,” but died a week later , throwing himself from a bridge in the city's 7th arrondissement.

“His big paw is under my skirts.”

“The media then reported that the actress complained of inappropriate behavior by Gerard Depardieu, specifically in a Facebook post in 2019,” the prosecutor added.

In her Facebook post, Debever talked about the filming of Danton. in 1982.

“The sacred monster (Depardieu) indulged in many things during filming… Taking advantage of the privacy of the carriage. He stuck his big paw under my skirt, supposedly to feel me better. Me, not letting him get to me,” she wrote.

In Depardieu’s documentary “Gerard Depardieu, the Fall of the Ogre,” there is also testimony from another French actress, Hélène Darras, who accuses Depardieu of harassment. her when they were working on the 2007 film Disco.

Darras, who worked as an extra, was 26 years old at the time of the alleged incident.

On Thursday, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed that it had filed a legal complaint. Now they must decide whether to investigate or not.

Depardieu has been under investigation since December 2020 on charges of rape and sexual assault following another complaint from actress Charlotte Arnoux, who said the actor raped her twice in his Paris home home in August. 2018.

Since then, a dozen more women have accused him in the press.

Depardieu denies any wrongdoing.

In a letter to the newspaper Le Figaro in October Depardieu said that he is “neither a rapist nor a predator.”

“Never, but never have I abused a woman,” he wrote, saying he would not participate “in any projects” given the “context” of the allegations against him.

Some showed up. spoke in his defense. Nathalie Baye said: “Gerard Depardieu is one of the actors I have worked with the most. I don't recognize this man (as portrayed by his accusers). I worked with him a lot and never had the slightest problem.»

However, in further testimony, Anouk Grimberg, Depardieu's friend for the past 30 years, said this week that she and others in the French film industry have been too long allowed him to behave inappropriately.

“He is like this because everyone allows him to be like this. He behaves like a scoundrel with women,” she told France Inter.

“It must be difficult to remain friends with Depardieu,” she added, “because Depardieu destroys and destroys people forever… Perhaps justice can help put an end to this crazy race that cinema allowed.”