A new trial is expected in London for actor Kevin Spacey in a sexual assault case
It is expected that a new trial will be held in London for the American actor Kevin Spacey, but this time before the civil court, on charges brought against him that he … Sexual assaultsAfter consideration of this case was adjourned pending the completion of the criminal trial in which he was acquitted.
This lawsuit was filed in 2022 by a man who accused Spacey of sexually assaulting him, but was considered dismissed after the judge dismissed allegations against the actor in it the cases he was acquitted of last year, related to the sexual assault of four men. But after a hearing held on Tuesday, the judge overturned the decision made in absentia, opening the way for a civil lawsuit on those charges.
This trial is expected to take place at a time when the 64-year-old actor denied new allegations of sexual assault, in anticipation of the scheduled show on Monday and Tuesday of…Documentary Entitled Spacey Unmasked on Channel 4 in Britain, several men give testimonies about their experience of “inappropriate” behavior from the star.
In an interview with British journalist Dan Wootton, who previously worked for GB News, and which was broadcast on the Internet before the documentary was shown, Kevin Spacey denied misconduct any legal.
Spacey admitted in the interview that he had sex with men who “thought they would advance their careers by hooking up with me,” but said: “I never told anyone that would help their career in exchange for a sexual favor. He accused the television station of giving him only seven days to report the incident, some dating back to 50 years.
Kevin Spacey, who was also accused of sexual assault in the United States, was convicted in 2022 in a civil court decision in New York. In 2019, charges were dropped against him in another case.
The first accusations against Kevin Spacey were made in 2017, at the beginning of the “Me Too” movement, when he was at the height of his fame, and he starred in the famous series “House of Cards ” on “House of Cards”. .”Netflix“, which led to him being kicked out of the final season, and made him a pariah in Hollywood.
Spacey wonTwo Oscars The first as the best actor for his performance in the film “American Beauty”, and the second as the best supporting actor for the film “The Usual Suspects”.
(AFP, Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed)
