{"id":2242329,"date":"2024-05-11T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-breaks-silence-fires-back-at-documentary-about-alleged-abuse-desperate-attempt-for-ratings\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T10:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:03:54","slug":"kevin-spacey-breaks-silence-fires-back-at-documentary-about-alleged-abuse-desperate-attempt-for-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-breaks-silence-fires-back-at-documentary-about-alleged-abuse-desperate-attempt-for-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey Responds to Abuse Documentary: Calls It a &#8216;Rating Grab"},"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-silence-fires-back-at-documentary-about-alleged-abuse-desperate-attempt-for-ratings%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=2242329&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--><p>The article\u200c discusses Kevin Spacey&#8217;s response to a documentary investigating his conduct amid past\u200d abuse allegations. Spacey denounces the film as a \u200dratings-driven attack and\u2064 challenges the accusations against him. The documentary, &#8220;Spacey Unmasked,&#8221; delves \u2062into allegations from multiple men spanning several decades. \u200dSpacey defends himself, claiming the allegations lack credibility and are part of a larger \u2063misinformation\u2062 campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entertainment\/\">  Entertainment <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 11, 2024 at 4:31am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As a documentary is set to air that its producer calls a \u201cMeToo moment for men,\u201d controversial actor Kevin Spacey is lambasting it as a \u201cdesperate attempt for ratings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpacey Unmasked\u201d is scheduled to be broadcast in Britain on Monday and Tuesday on Channel 4, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/kevin-spacey-docuseries-response-will-not-sit-back-1235990178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Going back to 2017, Spacey has faced a slew 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 allegations<\/a> from more than 30 men in the entertainment industry, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/all-of-the-allegations-against-actor-kevin-spacey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cut<\/a>. Many of those men, including the initial accuser \u2014 actor Anthony Rapp in 2017 \u2014 claimed they were underage when Spacey allegedly assaulted them. A 2022 New York trial found Rapp had not proven that Spacey\u2019s conduct had taken place, The Cut reported.<\/p>\n<p>Another U.K.-based trial acquitted Spacey on additional charges in 2023. With the prosecutors\u2019 evidence largely centered on eyewitness testimony years after the fact, the accusers failed to meet the \u201cbeyond a reasonable doubt\u201d standard, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-07-27\/how-the-kevin-spacey-trial-unfolded-in-london\/102617656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2023 Spacey was acquitted of sexual offenses against four men in a U.K. trial. This two-part series will investigate Spacey\u2019s conduct and talks to multiple men unconnected to that case about their experiences with Kevin Spacey, almost all of whom have never spoken before,\u201d Channel 4 says in its promotional material for the two-part show.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey argued in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinSpacey\/status\/1786080999526322465?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1786080999526322465%7Ctwgr%5Ec8153938fbfaedc2ec4e19ef3d36fa4ee4740f0d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2024%2Ftv%2Fnews%2Fkevin-spacey-docuseries-response-will-not-sit-back-1235990178%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> that the show is an unbalanced attack on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last week, I have repeatedly requested that @Channel4 afford me more than 7 days to respond to allegations made against me <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soulless-monster-kevin-spacey-faces-new-sexual-assault-allegations-in-upcoming-documentary\/\" title=\"Kevin Spacey Faces Fresh Allegations in New Documentary\">dating back 48 years<\/a> and provide me with sufficient details to investigate these matters. Channel 4 has refused on the basis that they feel that asking for a response in 7 days to new, anonymized and non-specific allegations is a \u2018fair opportunity\u2019 for me to refute any allegations made against me,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not sit back and be attacked by a dying network\u2019s one-sided \u201cdocumentary\u201d about me in their desperate attempt for ratings. There\u2019s a proper channel to handle allegations against me and it\u2019s not Channel 4\u2026 Each time I have been given the time and a proper forum to defend myself, the allegations have failed under scrutiny and I have been exonerated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChannel 4 and @RoastBeefTV may find themselves \u2018speechless,\u2019 but I no longer will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like Kevin Spacey as an actor?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Channel 4 told Variety \u201cKevin Spacey has been given sufficient opportunity to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy Byrne, a producer of the show, said it is \u201cgoing ahead,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/article\/2024\/may\/05\/kevin-spacey-hits-back-at-fresh-allegations-in-new-channel-4-documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve made a lot of programs over decades about women suffering inappropriate behavior, so this has been a very interesting project to work on. I do feel that it\u2019s a #MeToo moment for men,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLots of things that were done to women 50 years ago are still being done to men, many of whom feel that they have to put up with it. Employees now know to look out for this kind of behavior, but they tend to assume it\u2019s going to be a woman at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The documentary features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-spacey-accuser-dies-one-day-spacey-suggests-killing-kindness-creepy-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims<\/a> from men \u201cregarding events they say took place between 1976 and 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far, none of the allegations have stuck in court. Spacey won the aforementioned New York civil lawsuit in October 2022 concerning an incident at a party in 1996 involving Rapp.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview, Spacey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jury-delivers-shocking-verdict-kevin-spacey-sexual-abuse-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a> he has made mistakes, but said the documentary\u2019s claims are not accurate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take full responsibility for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">past behavior<\/a> and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologize to anyone who\u2019s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me,\u201d Spacey said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve clearly hooked up with some men who thought they might get ahead in their careers by having a relationship with me\u2026 But there was no conversation with me, it was all part of their plan, a plan that was always destined to fail, because I wasn\u2019t in on the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spacey admitted to what he called \u00a0\u201cclumsy\u201d approaches to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-accused-kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">men<\/a> who \u201cturned out\u201d not to be interested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I was not employing them,\u00a0I was not their boss, I was oftentimes\u00a0just\u00a0swimming in for an\u00a0hour\u00a0here or there as a well-known actor to lend support\u2026 to answer questions. That may not have been the best decision, and it is not one I would do today, but it happened\u2026 It wasn\u2019t illegal, and nor has it ever been alleged to have been illegal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Spacey criticizes upcoming documentary &#8220;Spacey Unmasked&#8221; as a ratings ploy, dismissing it as desperate. 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