{"id":1983170,"date":"2023-07-26T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-breaks-into-tears-as-hes-acquitted-of-9-sexual-assault-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:51:55","slug":"kevin-spacey-breaks-into-tears-as-hes-acquitted-of-9-sexual-assault-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-breaks-into-tears-as-hes-acquitted-of-9-sexual-assault-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey weeps after being cleared of 9 sexual assault charges."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fkevin-spacey-breaks-into-tears-as-hes-acquitted-of-9-sexual-assault-charges%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=1983170&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 Breaks Into Tears as He&#8217;s Acquitted of\u200c 9 Sexual Assault Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Kevin Spacey, the Oscar winner,\u2063 was acquitted of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault<\/a> on Wednesday, bringing him a glimmer of hope for a career comeback. As the final &#8220;not guilty&#8221; verdict was read, tears streamed down Spacey&#8217;s cheeks, coinciding with his 64th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>During his testimony, Spacey emotionally spoke about the six years of unemployment he endured\u2062 after facing\u2063 sex abuse allegations during the #MeToo \u200bmovement in 2017. He described the impact as his world exploding, losing \u2062his \u200cjob, reputation, and everything he\u2064 had\u2064 in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p>Three men accused Spacey of aggressively grabbing their crotches, while a fourth aspiring actor claimed that Spacey\u200d performed oral sex \u200don him without consent. Spacey admitted to being a &#8220;big flirt&#8221; and engaging in\u2062 consensual flings with men, but he argued that \u2062his only misstep was making a clumsy pass by touching a\u2064 man&#8217;s groin.<\/p>\n<p>Defense lawyer Patrick Gibbs dismissed the accusations, labeling three of \u2062the men as liars and suggesting that incidents had been reimagined with \u200ca sinister spin. He accused most of them of jumping on\u2064 a &#8220;bandwagon&#8221; \u2064of complaints in hopes\u2063 of \u2063financial gain.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor Christine Agnew portrayed Spacey as a\u2064 &#8220;sexual bully&#8221; who took what he wanted, shielded by a &#8220;trinity of protection.&#8221; She argued that Spacey knew men\u200d were unlikely to complain, wouldn&#8217;t be believed if \u2062they did, and even if they did, no action\u2062 would \u2063be taken due to his power.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey faced nine charges, including multiple \u200ccounts\u2064 of sexual assault and causing a person to engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-facing-sexual-assault-charges-in-u-k\/\" title=\"Kevin Spacey Facing Sexual Assault Charges In U.K.\">penetrative sexual activity<\/a> without consent. The accusations spanned from 2001 to 2013, a period when Spacey had returned to the theater after winning Academy Awards\u200d for &#8220;The Usual \u200cSuspects&#8221; and &#8220;American Beauty.&#8221; He served as the artistic\u2062 director of \u200cthe Old\u2064 Vic Theatre in London during most of\u200c that time.<\/p>\n<p>The men came forward after an American actor accused\u200c Spacey of sexual misconduct as the #MeToo movement gained momentum in 2017. Many of the accusers expressed how the abuse haunted them, \u200bmaking it unbearable \u2062to watch Spacey&#8217;s films.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey&#8217;s \u200ccareer took a \u200dsignificant \u2063hit,\u200b with his removal from &#8220;House of \u200bCards&#8221; and replacement by Christopher Plummer in &#8220;All the Money in the World.&#8221;\u2063 Despite a few small \u2064projects, he has struggled to\u200b find work \u200bas an \u200dactor for the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a New York jury swiftly cleared Spacey in a $40 million lawsuit filed \u2063by &#8220;Star Trek: Discovery&#8221; actor Anthony Rapp,\u200c which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-breaks-into-tears-as-hes-acquitted-of-9-sexual-assault-charges\/\" title=\"Kevin Spacey weeps after being cleared of 9 sexual assault charges.\">involved allegations dating back<\/a> three decades. Spacey viewed the London case as an opportunity for redemption, believing that there were\u2063 people ready\u2063 to hire him once he was cleared of the charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated\u2064 Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-kevin-spacey-breaks-tears-acquitted-9-sexual-assault-charges\/\">Kevin Spacey Breaks Into Tears as\u2062 He&#8217;s Acquitted of 9 Sexual Assault Charges<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2064Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>acquittal on sexual assault charges brought hope for a career revival. Emotions overwhelmed him on his 64th birthday as tears streamed down his face upon hearing the &#8220;not guilty&#8221; verdict. His own testimony played a crucial role in sparing him from a potential prison sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1983171,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1983170","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\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}