Hollywood actor Gérard Depardieu accused of punching photographer in ‘extremely violent’ scuffle

Gérard Depardieu has been accused of punching a photographer several times (Picture: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)Gérard Depardieu has been accused of hitting Italian paparazzi photographer Rino Barillari in an ‘extremely violent’ altercation. Depardieu, 75, was in Rome on Tuesday when he allegedly punched Barillari, 79, known as ‘The King of Paparazzi’. The French actor who is best known for The Man in the Iron Mask and