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I mean literally one sentence later:

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]

I'm not saying he's innocent, but if you want an answer to why his career lasted so long, it's because one dubious admission in a magazine article is not a legal confession.