Gerard Depardieu has been formally registered as a permanent resident of the central Russian town of Saransk. Gerard Depardieu, 64, sought Russian citizenship after the French government criticized his decision to move abroad to avoid higher taxes. The French actor is now registered as living at No 1, Democracy Street in Saransk, in the region [...]
Tax policy rarely makes headlines in France, but the row between Gerard Depardieu and the government has given the issue unusual prominence in recent weeks. Gerard Depardieu’s opposition to plans for a new 75% rate of income tax prompted him to announce last month that he was leaving the country. When Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault [...]
Gerard Depardieu is expected to appear before a French court today, charged with drink-driving. Gerard Depardieu was arrested in November after a scooter accident in Paris, in which he was found to be three times over the alcohol limit. Last month, the actor announced his decision to move to Belgium to avoid the French government’s [...]
Gerard Depardieu has arrived in Russia, where he has been granted citizenship and a private meeting with President Vladimir Putin. A Kremlin spokesman said Gerard Depardieu may receive his new Russian passport personally from the president. The actor announced he was seeking Russian citizenship after the French government criticised his decision to move abroad to [...]
Brigitte Bardot has threatened to apply for Russian citizenship unless France stops two sick zoo elephants from being put down. The elephants, which suffer from tuberculosis, were due to be killed in December, but were granted a reprieve until after Christmas. Brigitte Bardot said she would move abroad if the reprieve was not made permanent. [...]
Gerard Depardieu has obtained Russian citizenship, according to a brief statement posted on the Kremlin website. “Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to Gerard Depardieu,” the message read. Gerard Depardieu recently announced he would give up his French passport after the government criticized his decision to move abroad to avoid higher taxes. [...]
France’s constitutional council has struck down a top income tax rate of 75% introduced by Socialist President Francois Hollande. Raising taxes for those earning more than 1 million euros has been a flagship policy for Francois Hollande. The policy angered France’s business community and prompted some wealthy citizens to say they would emigrate. Francois Hollande’s [...]
Catherine Deneuve has defended fellow movie star Gerard Depardieu over his move to Belgium. In an open letter Catherine Deneuve voiced fury that another actor, Philippe Torreton, had attacked Gerard Depardieu for leaving France “with a load of dosh”. Catherine Deneuve said “he [Gerard Depardieu] is a great actor and you’re just expressing your resentment”. [...]
Gerard Depardieu was spotted stocking up on his favorite cheese before flying to Italy – sparking rumors that he has finally left France for good after publicly renouncing his citizenship. Gerard Depardieu, 63, was wheeled out of Ciampino Airport in Rome after publicly slamming the introduction of a new top rate of tax in France [...]
Gerard Depardieu announces he is handing back his French passport after Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault criticized him for moving to Belgium to avoid taxes. In a letter to a newspaper, Gerard Depardieu, 63, lambasted the French government for punishing “success, creation and talent”. Last week Gerard Depardieu announced he was moving to the small Belgian [...]
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has described the decision of Gerard Depardieu to move to Belgium to avoid higher taxes as “shabby”. Jean-Marc Ayrault suggested that Gerard Depardieu’s move to the small town of Nechin, just over the border from the French city of Lille, was unpatriotic at a time of cutbacks. Nechin’s mayor revealed [...]
Gerard Depardieu emerged from a police station in Paris on Friday morning, where he was held overnight after getting arrested for driving the scooter while drunk, according to reports. Dressed in a sleeveless white shirt, Gerard Depardieu, 63, was well enough to jump back onto the vehicle and drive himself home following the overnight stay [...]
Gerard Depardieu has been accused of assaulting a motorist following a collision in Paris. Gerard Depardieu, 63, who hit the headlines last year for peeing on a plane, allegedly punched a driver in the face. The motorist filed a complaint with the local prosecutor’s office on Wednesday accusing Gerard Depardieu of assault and battery following [...]
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