Hélène Darras, a French actress, had accused Gérard Depardieu of groping her in 2007 on a movie set. A separate investigation of the actor is proceeding, Paris prosecutors said.
Tag: Documentary Films and Programs
What I Read and Watch to Decompress
Some Jane Austen and a tennis rom-com are just right the right relief when news of fighting and war takes a toll.
Rodriguez, Singer Whose Career Was Resurrected, Dies at 81
Two albums in the early 1970s went largely unnoticed in the United States, but not overseas. Then came the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”
How Elba Makes a Living Wage
We’re covering a hotel strike in Los Angeles, extreme heat and an Alzheimer’s drug.
Hong Kong Court Overturns Conviction of Journalist Bao Choy
A court ruled that “substantial and grave injustice” was done to Choy Yuk-ling, an investigative journalist who also goes by the name Bao Choy.
How Hillsong, a Hip Megachurch, Became Entangled in Scandal
A new documentary series explores the history of Hillsong, known for its celebrity congregants and fashionable trappings before being struck by a series of scandals.
This Dress Survived for More Than Three Centuries at the Bottom of the Sea
Divers found an almost perfectly preserved dress in the remains of a ship that sank off the Netherlands in the 1600s. Researchers are trying to figure out who owned the garment.
‘Navalny’ Wins Oscar for Best Documentary and His Wife Issues Message of Defiance
The film followed Aleksei Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, as he investigated his own near-fatal poisoning in 2020.
Indian Tax Agents Raid BBC Offices After Airing of Documentary Critical of Modi
The authorities under Prime Minister Narendra Modi have often used such raids in what activists call an effort to silence dissent.
A Conversation With Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Lasting Impact of the 1619 Project
“The 1619 Project” continues to provoke national debate about race and history.