James Bond actress Léa Seydoux says French president Emanuel Macron’s assertion in help of Gérard Depardieu offers “a very bad image for France.”
Depardieu will face a prison trial later this 12 months over prices of sexual assault of two girls on a film set in 2021. The 75-year-old actor has denied the allegations.
When the information was first reported, President Macron stated his nation is “proud” of the actor who’s revered in his residence nation. More just lately, the French premier has stated he’s awaiting the trial earlier than making any additional judgement on the star.
In a weekend interview with The Times of London, Seydoux poured scorn on Macron’s assertion, saying:
“So strange. It was crazy. It gives a very bad image of our country. Why say that? It was really something. It’s crazy he said that — the president. Crazy.”
Macron’s assertion tallies with a worldwide notion that France stays an outlier in its reception of the #MeToo motion. Earlier this month, a bunch of actresses together with Oscar winner Juliette Binoche signed a public letter claming the nation is “enormously backward” in coping with the problem.
Seydoux instructed The Times she was inspired by the assertiveness of youthful folks: “The young generation is very active. I see my nieces, they are super-aware. It’s super-strong and not only in cinema. Maybe the old generation are not completely into it, but there is a change. A move has been made.”
In reference to her personal profession, which has seen her mix appearances in Hollywood blockbusters with French impartial movies, Seydoux talked about how the James Bond franchise has advanced. She appeared as Madeleine Swann alongside Daniel Craig in two of the movies, Spectre and No Time to Die.
She stated: “It would’ve been weird to do Bond nowadays with a guy who is super-misogynistic. It has to reflect the society we’re living in.”