PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) - A court in Paris on Tuesday found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence, in a fall from grace for a towering figure of French cinema.

French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on movie set, receiving a suspended prison sentence and fine in the latest scandal for the movie star.

The French actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie in which he starred in 2021. He was given a suspended sentence of 18 months.