Can Kevin Spacey's Career Survive His Sexual Assault Case?
newsweek.comNewsweek.During a highly publicized trial, which took place at London's Southwark Crown Court, Spacey denied nine charges that included seven counts of sexual assault.
His accusers had alleged that the incidents took place between 2001 and 2013.While Spacey's accusers had branded the Oscar winner a "vile sexual predator," the American Beauty star countered that the accusations leveled against him were a "stab in the back" from men with whom he said he'd had consensual encounters.He did, however, admit to touching one man's crotch in what he described as a "clumsy pass" after misinterpreting the signals, rather than a sexual assault.After a jury sided with Spacey on July 26—which also happened to be the actor's 64th birthday—he briefly spoke to reporters gathered outside the London courthouse, close to where he had previous served as artistic director of The Old Vic Theatre."I imagine that many of you can understand that there's a lot for me to process after what has just happened," he said. "But I would like to say that I'm enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts, carefully, before they reached their decision.
And I am humbled by the outcome today."His dramatic fall from grace came in October 2017, when an explosive interview was published with actor Anthony Rapp.
