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Alteration between Depardieu and a paparazzo: “I don’t understand it,” confesses the photographer

Rino Barillari, Italian master of stolen photographs, tells RTL about his violent encounter with Gérard Depardieu that occurred this week in Rome.

Italian paparazzo Rino Barillari talks about his altercation with Gérard Depardieu. This Thursday, May 23, the 79-year-old photographer dedicated a few words to RTL about this violent encounter that occurred on Tuesday, May 21 at Harry’s bar, an establishment in Rome.

“He is my idol, a great French actor, a sacred monster,” he declares first.

“He was always very nice, a normal man,” continues the man who already knew the actor through his work as a photographer. “But I can’t understand a reaction like that.”

Rino Barillari, who claims that Gérard Depardieu punched him three times, intends to file a complaint: “I had to report him. If he did that to me, he can do it to others. It would be necessary to try to stop him, make sure he doesn’t get out of control.”

The paparazzo gave his version of events on Wednesday, as reported by AFP: “I saw him on Via Veneto with a woman. I approached him to take some photos,” he confided. According to him, it was first the woman accompanying the actor, who turned out to be his partner Magda Vavrusova, who tried to block him, then it was Gérard Depardieu himself who intervened and punched him three times in the face. According to RTL, Rino Barillari was taken to hospital after the altercation.

Two versions

A sequence of events that differs from that described by Gérard Depardieu and his partner, detailed by his lawyer Me Delphine Meillet: “Rino Barillari, known both for his photographs and his aggressive methods, violently pushed Gérard Depardieu’s partner,” he declared. latest.

“Given the violence of the situation, Gerard Depardieuwho stood between the paparazzo and his partner, fell and slipped,” according to the lawyer. “The famous actor and his partner then got into the car, the photographer insisted despite everything that had just happened, hitting them. with clichés.” Magda Vavrusova went to the Umberto I hospital in Rome, she specifies.

“The photographer pushed me, touching my bust and chest with his arm (…) I am still in pain, it was extremely violent,” Magda Vavrusova told the Roman police before whom she testified for a complaint of violence, according to her. lawyer.

At 75 years old, Gérard Depardieu, sacred monster of French cinema, sees his star fading. Must be tried in October in Paris for sexual assault of two women during filming in 2021. He has also been accused since 2020 of rape and sexual assault of a young actress, charlotte arnould. Several more complaints have been filed against the star, who denies the charges against him.

Author: Benjamin Pierret
Source: BFM TV

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