Gérard Depardieu appears in Paris court for trial on sexual assault charges

Actor is expected to testify on Tuesday over allegations by two women who worked with him on 2021 film

The French actor Gerard Depardieu has appeared in court in France on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.

Depardieu, 76, dressed in a black suit and trainers with his grey hair swept back, arrived at the Paris criminal court amid a large police presence. Dozens of protesters had gathered outside the courthouse and shouted: Victims, we believe you; rapists, we see you."