 "The original Hitman: 88-yr-old French actor illegally houses 72 guns, 3000 rounds of ammunition, all seized")
Police in Paris confiscated 72 firearms from the residence of French film icon Alain Delon, who does not possess a permit for any of them.
In addition, authorities discovered a shooting range and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition in the actor’s rural Douchy-Montcorbon home, which is located about 84 miles (or 135 kilometers) south of Paris.
Jean-Cedrix Gaux, the local prosecutor, stated that Delon, 88, “has no authorization that would allow him to own a firearm.”
In a number of his most well-known roles, such as “Borsalino,” the actor carried a gun and is recognized for having invented the Hollywood cliché of the enigmatic, intelligent hitman, which first appeared in the 1967 picture “The Samurai.”
Delon has been in poor health since he suffered a stroke in 2019 and has recently been the centre of an escalating family feud.
The search was ordered after a court-appointed official sent to his home noticed a weapon and alerted a judge.
Delon has rarely appeared on screen since the 1990s and his last major public appearance was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
He did, however, attend the Paris funeral of his friend and fellow star Jean-Paul Belmondo in September 2021.
Last month Delon’s youngest son filed a complaint against his sister accusing her of exploiting Delon’s frailty.
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More ShortsThe feud went public after Delon’s oldest son Anthony Delon told the Paris Match magazine that his father was in a “weakened” state.
Delon senior, through his lawyer, said he was “shocked” and would file a complaint for defamation.
Concerns were first raised about him last year when his three children filed a complaint against his former live-in assistant Hiromi Rollin, accusing her of harassment and threatening behaviour.
Delon is estimated to be worth millions. He sold some 80 works of art at auction in June for more than eight million euros ($8.7 million).
With inputs from AFP
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