In The News Again

Gee, I wonder what for?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Depardieu

In a 1978 interview, Depardieu reportedly confirmed a story that he first participated in a rape when he was nine years old and that he had participated in more rapes since then. He reportedly stated there were "too many [rapes] to count... There was nothing wrong with it. The girls wanted to be raped. I mean, there's no such thing as rape. It's only a matter of a girl putting herself in a situation where she wants to be." The story re-emerged in Time magazine in 1991.[51] On 15 March 1991, Depardieu's American publicist Lois Smith, stated "he's sorry, but it happened".[52] The National Organization for Women requested an apology from Depardieu.[51] Later that month, Depardieu's French publicist Claude Devy discounted the statements made by Smith, and Depardieu threatened legal action against any media outlet that published the comments.[52] Depardieu's team said his words were mistranslated and he only admitted to having witnessed rapes. Time refused to retract the story.[53]