{"id":1955577,"date":"2023-06-23T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuing-saga-of-kevin-spacey\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:15:55","slug":"the-continuing-saga-of-kevin-spacey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuing-saga-of-kevin-spacey\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey&#8217;s ongoing saga."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-continuing-saga-of-kevin-spacey%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1955577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Kevin Spacey: From Hollywood Icon to Controversial Figure<\/h2>\n<p>From his iconic roles in \u201cThe Usual Suspects\u201d and \u201cAmerican Beauty\u201d to his starring role as Frank Underwood in \u201cHouse of Cards,\u201d Kevin Spacey was loved the world over.<\/p>\n<p>But in October 2017, when the #MeToo movement was in its infancy, Spacey\u2019s world came crashing down.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Anthony Rapp, known for his roles in \u201cRent\u201d and \u201cA Beautiful Mind,\u201d accused Spacey of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/courtroom-confession-kevin-spacey-claims-publicist-made-him-apologize-to-alleged-victim\/\" title=\"Courtroom Confession: Kevin Spacey Claims Publicist Made Him Apologize To Alleged Victim\">making inappropriate sexual advances<\/a> toward him decades earlier, when Rapp was just 14-years-old. Rapp alleged that Spacey, while apparently drunk, made a sexual advance toward him back in 1986. Rapp made a similar allegation \u2013 without Spacey\u2019s name \u2013 in a 2001 interview with The Advocate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor. I\u2019m beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago. But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-to-appear-in-movie-about-falsely-accused-pedophile\/\" title=\"Kevin Spacey To Appear In Movie About Falsely Accused Pedophile\">deeply inappropriate drunken behavior<\/a>, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis story has encouraged me to address other things about my life,\u201d<\/em> Spacey continued. <em>\u201cI know that there are stories out there about me and that some have been fueled by the fact that I have been so protective of my privacy. As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man. I want to deal with this honestly and openly and that starts with examining my own behavior.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spacey\u2019s decision to come out as gay when responding to the allegations garnered criticism from other gay celebrities, including George Takei and Lance Bass. They alleged that Spacey was trying to distract from the issue by focusing on his sexuality and excusing his behavior by citing his alcohol use.<\/p>\n<p>Without additional proof of Spacey having committed any of the actions of which he was accused, he was cut from \u201cHouse of Cards\u201d and a biographical film about Gore Vidal. Spacey was replaced by Christopher Plummer and his scenes were reshot.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to losing roles, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences rescinded its decision to give Spacey an International Emmy Founders Award in 2017. Spacey\u2019s publicist and talent agency soon cut ties with him.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a series of investigations and charges against the Academy Award-winning actor that have largely gone nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2018, the Los Angeles District Attorney\u2019s office announced it would investigate a claim that Spacey sexually assaulted an adult man in 1992. In July 2018, Scotland Yard announced that three additional allegations of sexual assault had been made against Spacey. In the United Kingdom, this meant Spacey was facing several investigations into his behavior, largely stemming from his time as the artistic director of The Old Vic theatre in London.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2018, a lawsuit was filed claiming Spacey sexually assaulted an unnamed masseuse in Malibu, California, two years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2018, authorities in Nantucket, Massachusetts, charged Spacey with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuing-saga-of-kevin-spacey\/\" title=\"Kevin Spacey's ongoing saga.\">felony sexual assault based<\/a> on the allegations by Heather Unruh, who had claimed Spacey assaulted her 18-year-old son. The son told police he had been texting his girlfriend while Spacey was allegedly groping him, but neither he nor his mother were ever able to turn over their messages, eventually saying the cell phone used was missing. In June 2019, Unruh\u2019s son filed a lawsuit against Spacey for emotional damages, but a month later, he voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning he could not file it again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks after Unruh\u2019s son dismissed the lawsuit, Massachusetts authorities dismissed the charges against Spacey.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed massage therapist who filed a lawsuit against Spacey also died during this time, so all criminal cases against Spacey were now closed, as Los Angeles hadn\u2019t brought charges against him, nor had Scotland Yard.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2020, three years after Rapp made his initial allegations, he filed a lawsuit against Spacey alleging sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress as part of the Child Victims Act. Along with Rapp, an anonymous man was also included in the lawsuit, claiming Spacey had sexually assaulted him in 1983 when he was 14-years-old. The next year, this anonymous man was dismissed from the case after he refused to publicly identify himself.<\/p>\n<p>The civil trial against Spacey took place in October 2022, with a jury eventually finding that Spacey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-kevin-spacey-did-not-molest-actor-anthony-rapp-civil-jury-concludes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not molest Rapp<\/a>. As for his earlier apology, Spacey said his publicist had made him write it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI was being encouraged to apologize and I\u2019ve learned a lesson, which is never apologize for something that you didn\u2019t do. I regret my entire statement,\u201d Spacey said in court in New York City. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s my responsibility. I put it out there. It was really wrong. It was really bad and I\u2019m deeply sorry. I have to own that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2020, however, before Spacey faced a civil trial over Rapp\u2019s allegations, his production companies were ordered to pay the studio that produced \u201cHouse of Cards\u201d $31 million for violating its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-do-it-with-everyone-andrew-cuomo-defends-himself-at-press-conference-refuses-to-resign\/\" title=\"\u2018I Do It With Everyone\u2019: Andrew Cuomo Defends Himself At Press Conference, Refuses To Resign\">sexual harassment policy<\/a>. Spacey appealed, but the decision was upheld on August 4, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>On May 26, 2022, British authorities charged Spacey with four counts of sexual assault, with an additional seven charges brought against him on November 16, 2022. Those more recent charges relate to a single complaint regarding incidents that allegedly occurred during Spacey\u2019s time at The Old Vic.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Spacey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/14\/arts\/kevin-spacey-trial-uk.html?partner=slack&#038;smid=sl-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> media outlets that he planned to return to acting as soon as he is cleared in the British criminal court. There is no guarantee he will be found not guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>and &#8220;Star Trek: Discovery,&#8221; accused Spacey of making unwanted sexual advances towards him when Rapp was just 14 years old. This revelation led to numerous other allegations against Spacey, resulting in his swift downfall from Hollywood and tarnishing his once-beloved reputation. The #MeToo movement played a significant role in exposing the dark side of the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":1955578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1955577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1955577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1955577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1955577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}