After several years facing a legal battle against accusations of sexual abuse, the actor, Kevin Spaceyis ready to return to the world of entertainment.
In an interview with the magazine ZEITmagazinThe House Of Cards star has said people will start booking him for more acting projects if he is acquitted of sexual assault charges in London after an upcoming trial due to begin on June 28.
“It’s a time where a lot of people are very scared that if they support me, they’re going to be canceled,” Spacey said of his career. “But I know that there are people at the moment who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London. By the time that happens, they’re ready to move on.”
Spacey said he currently “draws resilience” from positive encounters with fans on the street, adding: “The media has done everything they can to make me a monster, but from the people, I’ve seen nothing but affection.”
[Te recomendamos leer: Kevin Spacey protagonizará nueva película luego de ganar juicio]
Allegations against Kevin Spacey
The renowned actor was embroiled in a major conflict in October 2017 when actor Anthony Rapp publicly accused him of sexual assault. Rapp claimed that when he was 14, Spacey, who was 26 at the time, attempted to sexually assault him during a party in the 1980s.
This initial allegation set off a cascade of similar allegations from others who claimed they had been the victims of sexual misconduct by Spacey at different points in his career. The allegations included assault, harassment and sexual misconduct.
The scandal drew strong public condemnation of Spacey, who was forced to face the consequences of his actions. As a result, his career was severely affected, and he was fired from the hit Netflix series “House of Cards” where he played the lead role for several seasons. Additionally, multiple projects he was involved in were either canceled or removed from him.
In response to the allegations, Kevin Spacey released a statement admitting to being gay and revealing that he had chosen to live his life as a gay man. This response was criticized for diverting attention from the sexual assault allegations and for using his sexual orientation as a tactic to distract from the real issue.
The conflict suffered by Kevin Spacey not only had an impact on his professional career, but also contributed to the emergence of a broader movement in the entertainment industry and in society in general, where harassment began to be denounced and condemned. and sexual assault. Spacey’s case became one of the most emblematic and contributed to the paradigm shift around sexual abuse in the entertainment industry.