In Britain, charges of sexual assault against actor Kevin Spacey have been refuted. The claims had caused the film business to reject him. Is the move back to Hollywood now a success?
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After the verdict, Kevin Spacey was brought to tears and felt relieved. The actor said in a brief statement that he needed time to digest what had transpired in London.
He was really appreciative that the jury took the time to properly consider all the evidence before reaching a verdict, though. The result of the procedure humbled him. Four men had accused the Oscar winner of forcing them into sexual relations, among other things.
The claims concern the years 2001 through 2013 in Great Britain. Spacey has always refuted claims that all sexual activity was consensual. On Wednesday, the jury found him not guilty of any crimes.
The new allegations against Spacey in the USA could not be supported either. He was required to respond there, for instance, in a civil abuse complaint. Anthony Rapp, a fellow actor, had accused him of assaulting him sexually when they were teenagers. Spacey was cleared of both charges in 2022.
Prior to the charges coming to light, Spacey was first a highly successful Hollywood actor. His two Oscar victories are for the films American Beauty and The Usual Suspects. In the Netflix series House of Cards, he played the unscrupulous and cunning politician Frank Underwood, who is well-known to fans.
After the claims were made public, Netflix reacted. Spacey was fired from the show and is suing for compensation. He disregarded the set's behavior guidelines, which was the cause.
In the sequel to his movie "All the Money in the World," director Ridley Scott took his position. Hollywood's motion picture business turned away from him.
Since then, Spacey has appeared in two small-budget films, one each in Croatia and Italy. August is the projected release date for the movie "Peter Five Eight" in the United States. Spacey, the movie's lead actor, is referred to be a "glamorous real estate agent with a dark secret."
Does this portend a return? In an interview with the German "Zeit" magazine, Spacey said that the phone would start ringing again right away if he was found not guilty.
One searches fruitlessly for eminent voices applauding him on his acquittal, nevertheless. Hollywood continues to remain silent. Given the current actor strikes, it may be too soon to say if Spacey's career will take off once more and if you'll want to welcome him back to the red carpets.