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Depardieu fined in Paris for riding scooter while drunk | Depardieu fined in Paris for riding scooter while drunk |
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A Paris court has fined French film star Gerard Depardieu 4,000 euros (£3,423; $5,294) and suspended his driving licence for drink-driving. | |
The actor, who recently made headlines for his erratic behaviour, was not in court for the sentence. | The actor, who recently made headlines for his erratic behaviour, was not in court for the sentence. |
After falling off his scooter in November, he was found more than three times over the legal alcohol limit. | After falling off his scooter in November, he was found more than three times over the legal alcohol limit. |
Depardieu, 64, is hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation for films that include Cyrano de Bergerac. | Depardieu, 64, is hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation for films that include Cyrano de Bergerac. |
Nobody was hurt in the incident on 29 November, which could have incurred a two-year prison sentence. | Nobody was hurt in the incident on 29 November, which could have incurred a two-year prison sentence. |
The actor's licence was suspended for six months. | The actor's licence was suspended for six months. |
Depardieu is currently making a revenge thriller in Russia, where his new film Rasputin is playing at this year's Moscow International Film Festival. | Depardieu is currently making a revenge thriller in Russia, where his new film Rasputin is playing at this year's Moscow International Film Festival. |
'Sometimes drunk' | 'Sometimes drunk' |
Recently, the large-than-life star of Asterix & Obelix has become as well-known for his activities off-screen as on. | Recently, the large-than-life star of Asterix & Obelix has become as well-known for his activities off-screen as on. |
Over the winter, he took up residency in Belgium and acquired Russian citizenship in protest at the new French Socialist government's plans to impose a 75% tax rate in incomes above 1m euros. | Over the winter, he took up residency in Belgium and acquired Russian citizenship in protest at the new French Socialist government's plans to impose a 75% tax rate in incomes above 1m euros. |
This month, he said he planned to apply for an Algerian passport as part of a bid to become a "world citizen". | This month, he said he planned to apply for an Algerian passport as part of a bid to become a "world citizen". |
In 2011, he made the news worldwide when he urinated into a bottle aboard an airliner as it prepared to take off from Paris to Dublin. | In 2011, he made the news worldwide when he urinated into a bottle aboard an airliner as it prepared to take off from Paris to Dublin. |
He has made no secret of his fondness for alcohol. | He has made no secret of his fondness for alcohol. |
In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche earlier this month, Depardieu described himself as "someone who is a bit of a rebel, who shakes things up and who is sometimes drunk". | In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche earlier this month, Depardieu described himself as "someone who is a bit of a rebel, who shakes things up and who is sometimes drunk". |
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