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Depardieus reputation as a French film great is perhaps only matched by his renown for impish behaviour, and over the years, the public - and Depardieu himself - have revelled in his excesses.

French actor Gérard Depardieu was taken into custody at a Paris police station for allegedly assaulting two female workers on film sets.

Committee of Public Safety, political body of the French Revolution that gained virtual dictatorial control during the Reign of Terror (September 1793 to July 1794). Under its direction, alleged enemies of the Revolution were persecuted, the economy was placed on a wartime basis, and mass conscription was undertaken.

Attacks on the renowned actor, who has not been convicted of any crime, take place as the French government seeks to divert attention from its support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Accusations of rape against the actor have divided the nation, with some referring to him as the ‘last monstre sacré’

Emmanuelle Debever, obituary: French actress who was one of the first to accuse Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault

The 60-year-old Debever killed herself on the day a documentary investigation into the Depardieu allegations aired on French TV.

Emmanuelle Debever, 60, killed herself, French media reports

“You can't carry your homeland with you on the soles of your boots," French revolutionary Georges Danton told friends when they suggested he flee France shortly before his arrest.  You may not be able to take your homeland with you, but you can take your cuisine.

TODAYS billionaire tech bros who are too consumed with changing democratic institutions, dispensing with elections, and getting rid of basic egalitarianism and fairness in society would have been hauled off to the guillotine during the peak of the French Revolution in the late 18th century. There was violent intolerance then to any proposition that would halt or impede the march to the First Republic. For evidence, get past the decapitation of both Louis 16th and Marie Antoinette and go right in...