The events, which occurred in September 2021, concern two women identified by the first names Amélie and Sarah. Filming took place in an apartment in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
This withdrawal is to be made official on Monday. The appeal hearing, initially scheduled over five days, will not see the actor appear.
Maître Delphine Meillet, one of Gérard Depardieu's lawyers, confirmed to AFP that he would not be present. She did not specify the reasons for this absence.
At first instance, the court sentenced him to 18 months in prison, suspended. It also ordered his registration in the automated judicial database of perpetrators of sexual offenses.
On the stand, Amélie, a set decorator, gave a precise account. She was discussing with the actor her search for 1970s parasols for the continuation of filming in the south of France.
According to her account, he then allegedly pinned her between his legs, gripped her firmly by the hips and groped her forcefully.
Sarah recounted a first assault as she was accompanying the actor from his dressing room to the set. She said she was assaulted on two other occasions over the following days.
When the sentence was delivered, the presiding judge sharply criticized this defense for its excessive relentlessness toward the complainants.
This new withdrawal comes amid a heavy judicial context. The actor has appealed his referral to the criminal court for rapes and sexual assaults against actress Charlotte Arnould.
The actor has contested the accusations since he was placed under formal investigation in 2020. He is to be given a decision on November 26.