Actor Gérard Depardieu is under investigation for aggravated tax fraud in France, a source close to the case told AFP on Monday, reports FRANCE 24.
The 76-year-old actor, already accused in a string of sexual assault and rape cases, is suspected of falsely declaring his tax residency to be in Belgium since 2013, the source said.
A probe of his tax status, opened this month by financial crime prosecutors, has involved raids in France and Belgium as well as police interviews, the source said.
Depardieu himself – who is also suspected of failing to declare income – has not been questioned in the tax case so far, the source said, adding that the investigation was triggered by several tip-offs.
Depardieu is the highest-profile figure to face accusations in French cinema's version of the #MeToo movement.
In October, a Paris court postponed his trial on sexual assault charges until March after his lawyer said the star was too ill to appear in court. He has denied any wrongdoing.