French film star 'relieved himself in plane's aisle'

French film star Gerard Depardieu allegedly urinated in the aisle of a plane because its lavatories were closed.

The 63-year-old actor was said to have called out "I need to p***, I need to p***" as the flight from Paris to Dublin was preparing for take-off last night. Cabin crew told the Oscar-nominated actor that because the plane was taxiing he would have to wait. A woman passenger said Depardieu replied he couldn't wait.

The apparently drunk Depardieu, star of films such as Cyrano de Bergerac and Green Card, was then reported to have stood up and relieved himself. The Air France flight was delayed for two hours while it was cleaned. Air France refused to comment today.

It was not clear if Depardieu was allowed to remain on the flight.