Depardieu attack angers Deneuve
Depardieu attack angers Deneuve"
- Select a language for the TTS:
- French Female
- French Male
- French Canadian Female
- French Canadian Male
- Language selected: (auto detect) - FR
Play all audios:
FILM star Catherine Deneuve has expressed “anger” and “disappointment” over virulent criticisms another actor made of tax exile Gérard Depardieu.
She was responding in an opinion piece in Libération after Philippe Torreton, in the same paper, addressed Depardieu in a tone of hectoring familiarity (with the informal tu), accusing him
of “deserting the ship in the middle of a storm” for “sunnier [financial] climes for rich people like you”.
Torreton said: “Did you think people were going to approve of it? What were you expecting? A medal?” before descending into more personal remarks including accusing the actor of only being
interested in himself and “dictator mates”.
He added: “We’ll get by without you to make this country a place where one can still, despite the financial crisis, make films and put on shows thanks to grants obtained by taxation... a
country which you are leaving just when we need all your support. Goodbye.”
Deneuve said Torreton had made “cut-and-dried judgments” and was “agitated by petty meanness”.
He had also made some unjustifiable remarks about Depardieu’s physique and talent, she said. “The man has his sombre side,” she said [referring to various embarrassing incidents and legal
problems] but he is a towering actor and you are only expressing your bitterness.”
“What would you have done in 1789? I’m still trembling over it,” she said, probably referring to the assassinations of French aristocrats by the revolutionaries.
The spat came as Russian premier Vladimir Putin offered a Russian passport to Depardieu. “If Gérard wants a residence permit or a Russian passport it’s a done deal,” he said.
Le Figaro noted that 40% of people in a survey it commissioned said they could “understand” Depardieu’s decision to live in Belgium where he will pay less tax.
Only 35% said they felt “shocked” by it, with more left-wing voters saying so then right-wing ones, and more people in older age groups than younger ones.
Pollsters Ifop said the results suggested that “elderly people have a more exacting notion of people’s rights and responsibilities towards their country”.
GERARD Depardieu has handed back his passport and social security card and told the government he no longer wants to be French.
The 63-year-old actor described himself as a “true European” and “citizen of the world” in a letter addressed to the prime minister and president and published yesterday in the French
newspaper Journal du Dimanche.
He wrote the letter after Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault described his decision to move to Belgium for tax reasons as “pathetic”.
Depardieu said he was leaving after paying 85% tax on his revenues for 2012. He added that in his 45 years of working in France he had paid around €145 million in tax.
He said was handing back his social security card which had never been used.
“All those who have left France have not been attacked as I have,” he wrote, saying his reasons for leaving were numerous and personal.
The actor put his €50 million Parisian property on the market over one week ago and has bought a house in Belgium.
His letter also made reference to the “pathetic” and “relentless prosecution” of his son, who was jailed for three years for possession of heroin, “while others escaped jail for much worse
crimes”.
“I don't throw stones at all those who have cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes or drink too much, or those who fall asleep on their scooter: I'm one of them, as your dear media likes so
much to repeat,” he said.
President Hollande said during a visit to Brussels last Friday that the government would look again at fiscal arrangements between France and Belgium.
“Everyone must have an ethical stance, regardless of the type of work they carry out,” said the president.
He joked that Depardieu should be wary as the mayor of Néchin, where they actor is due to move, is a fellow socialist.
The village, in the commune of Estaimpuis, is known for having several rich French tax exiles staying there, including the Auchan-owning Mulliez family. The village is just one kilometre
from the border with France and more than one in four residents is French.
Depardieu is thought to have paid around €200,000 for his new homes that includes a pool.
In legal terms, the actor cannot renounce his French nationality but must follow the procedures needed to change to Belgian nationality (or any other country).
Trending News
Il mise 20 centimes aux paris sportifs... Et empoche 134. 000 eurosGrâce à un combiné de treize paris, le joueur "Pokercroix" a remporté plus de 134.000 euros en misant seulemen...
Accident de car scolaire en charente-maritime : que s'est-il passé?Cet article date de plus de neuf ans. 1min Article rédigé par franceinfo France Télévisions JT de 20h Édition du jeudi 1...
"Biens mal acquis" : le procès du faste et de la démesureLunettes noires, cheveux gominés, barbe impeccablement taillée et costume de grande marque sur mesure… Le moins que l'on...
“c'est moi que vous traitez de playmobil? ” une députée lrem s'indigne“C'est moi que vous traitez de Playmobil ?” Une députée LREM s'indigne - Valeurs actuelles Accueil » Politique...
Évangile et parole du jour 03 novembre 2021 - vatican newsÉvangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Luc (Lc 14, 25-33) En ce temps-là, de grandes foules faisaient route avec Jésus ; i...
Latests News
Depardieu attack angers DeneuveFILM star Catherine Deneuve has expressed “anger” and “disappointment” over virulent criticisms another actor made of ta...
Les prévisions météorologiques du vendredi 15 mai 2020 à sospelCe vendredi 15 mai à Sospel, le ciel sera couvert au réveil, et les températures seront en moyenne de 11 ° C sur la prem...
Horner : "Le seul gars qui nedevrait pas dire ça, c’est Lewis !"Christian Horner n’a pas du tout appréciéles récents propos tenus par Lewis Hamilton sur la domination deRed Bull Racing...
Verstappen : "heureux de battre une ferrari"Max Verstappen a ajouté une nouvelle quatrième place à sa collection 2019, qui en compte cinq, en rejoignant l'arri...
Coup d'envoi ce soir de l'Euro 2015 à domicile pour les basketteurs françaisPour le premier match de l’Euro 2015, l’équipe de France de basket, tenante du titre, est attendue au tournant. Ce samed...