(CNN) — French actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody in Paris for questioning, his lawyer told CNN on Monday.
The 75-year-old actor showed up at a Paris police station Monday morning, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV, and is being questioned over allegations of sexual assault by two women that allegedly took place on film sets.
Depardieu’s lawyer, Christian Saint-Palais, in an image from April 29. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP)
Depardieu has already been placed under formal investigation for alleged rape and sexual assault after several women came forward with complaints against him. The French actor previously denied these accusations against him.
Depardieu is known for his roles in films such as “Green Card,” “The Man in the Iron Mask” and “Life of Pi.”
The Paris police station where Depardieu went for interrogation. (Credit: Antonin/AFP/Getty Images)
He was also nominated for an Oscar in 1991 for his starring role in “Cyrano de Bergerac.”
In 2013, Depardieu obtained Russian citizenship from Vladimir Putin after saying he was going to give up his French passport in protest at the government’s plans to raise taxes on the richest.
