KEVIN SPACEY

Kevin Spacey received a lifetime achievement award in Italy. This was one of Spacey's first speaking engagements since sexual abuse allegations derailed his career.

Actor Kevin Spacey was in the northern Italian city of Turin on Monday to receive a lifetime achievement award, teach a master class and introduce a screening of the 1999 film “American Beauty.”

Kevin Spacey used a colorful Italian term to thank a film museum for having the courage to invite him after #MeToo-era allegations derailed his career.

Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to seven more sex offenses in the United Kingdom. The former "House of Cards" actor now faces a dozen charges overseas.

Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded innocent to seven further sex offenses in Britain, which bring the number of charges the Hollywood star faces in the U.K. to 12

Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded innocent to seven further sex offenses in Britain, which bring the number of charges the Hollywood star faces in the U.K. to 12.

The actor is facing a total of 11 sexual assault charges in the United Kingdom, where he served for years as the artistic director of a London theater.

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A judge has declared a mistrial at the rape trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson.

Kevin Spacey will appear in a voice-only role in the upcoming British indie film "Control." The casting news comes one month after he was found not liable in a $40 million sexual misconduct suit.

Prosecutors in Britain authorized seven new criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, who is already slated to stand trial on five sexual assault charges there next year.

Britain's Crown Prosecution approved the charges against disgraced Oscar winner Kevin Spacey as the sex offenses are all against one man.

Prosecutors said the actor would be charged over "a number of sexual assaults against one man," bringing the total number of charges against him in the U.K. to 11.

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service says actor Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven further sex offenses, all against one man

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service says actor Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven further sex offenses, all relating to the same alleged victim.

Actor Kevin Spacey will give his first public speaking appearance in five years at Italy’s National Museum of Cinema, where he will also be awarded a lifetime achievement award.

A film museum in Italy’s city of Turin says Kevin Spacey will receive a lifetime achievement award and teach a master class there early next year

A film museum in Italy's city of Turin says Kevin Spacey will receive a lifetime achievement award and teach a master class there early next year.

The Bakersfield congressman's ideological flexibility, fundraising prowess and management of Donald Trump have helped him hold House Republicans together as they head into the midterm elections. Now he's on the verge of gaining the prize he has long desired.

Current high-profile celebrity court cases include Harvey Weinstein, Danny Masterson, director Paul Haggis and "Scrubs" executive producer Eric Weinberg.

Although Kevin Spacey was found not liable in the sexual abuse case brought against him by Anthony Rapp, the "House of Cards" actor still faces another trial in the United Kingdom.

Jurors came to a verdict after just over an hour of deliberation in the trial that was an outgrowth of the #MeToo movement.

A jury in a civil trial concluded that Kevin Spacey did not molest actor Anthony Rapp when Rapp was 14, while both were relatively unknown actors in Broadway plays in the 1980s.

Anthony Rapp's lawsuit from September 2020 alleged that Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted him at a party held in 1986, when Rapp was a teenager.

Kevin Spacey was accused of making a sexual advance on Anthony Rapp, who was 14 at the time.

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey, finding he didn’t sexually abuse fellow actor Anthony Rapp in 1986.

Photographers and videographers hovered outside in the walkway between two large old courthouses in lower Manhattan.

The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight, with a slate of high-profile sexual assault trials playing out in courtrooms from coast to coast.

Actor Anthony Rapp has sued Spacey for $40 million, claiming that he was sexually abused by Spacey when he was a teen.

Kevin Spacey finished testifying in the civil sex abuse lawsuit against him on Tuesday. His testimony began on Monday, when he claimed he was never alone with Anthony Rapp.

Kevin Spacey has finished testifying at a civil trial resulting from an actor's claims that the Oscar winner made a sexual pass at him when he was 14 in the 1980s.

A Los Angeles prosecutor says rape allegations by three women against “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson contain some of the same disturbing elements.

Kevin Spacey testified in the trial against him, claiming Anthony Rapp's claims against him "are not true." He says he has never been alone with Rapp.

Anthony Rapp, Kevin Spacey's accuser, is an actor and TV regular on "Star Trek: Discovery." Rapp was performing in “Precious Sons” on Broadway in 1986 when he met Spacey, then 26.

The judge said elements of the claim duplicate Rapp's claim that he was a victim of assault and battery. Rapp says Spacey made a sexual advance on him in the 1980s when he was 14 years old.

A teary Kevin Spacey has testified in a New York courtroom that he never made a sexual pass at the actor Anthony Rapp.

Photo by CARLOS JASSO/AFP via Getty ImagesA federal judge dismissed part of a $40 million lawsuit against Kevin Spacey on Monday, moments after actor Anthony Rapp finished his case arguing the A-lister sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager. The dismissal of Rapp’s claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress marks a major blow to the highly publicized civil case against Spacey. It also signals another legal win for the former House of Cards actor, who has been accused of sexual

Actor Anthony Rapp is seeking $40 million in damages, claiming Spacey made a sexual advance on him in 1986 when he was 14 years old.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has resolved his New York City forcible touching case with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April.

The lawyer for actor Kevin Spacey has tested positive for the coronavirus, but the week-old civil sex abuse trial has resumed with testimony from a psychologist.

Actor Anthony Rapp got emotional on the stand in New York on Wednesday during his civil trial against "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey.

Actor Anthony Rapp says he decided to reveal a 30-year-old encounter with Kevin Spacey because he knew he wasn't the only person Spacey had made inappropriate sexual advances on.

Actor Kevin Spacey from “House of Cards” and "American Beauty" is accused of sexually assaulting fellow actor Anthony Rapp when Rapp was just 14 years old in 1986.

A lawyer for Kevin Spacey has sought to poke holes in accusations by fellow actor Anthony Rapp that Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was a teenager in 1986.

The second week of Kevin Spacey's federal trial starts Tuesday in a #MeToo-era case against the actor in New York — but no criminal charges are involved.

Five years after women’s stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles, where he once was king of the Oscars.

Anthony Rapp recalled in court Friday the day at age 14 he was invited to a party at Kevin Spacey's New York City apartment. Rapp filed suit against Spacey.

Actor Anthony Rapp​ is seeking $40 million in damages for the psychological injuries he says he sustained as a result of an encounter with Kevin Spacey​ in 1986.

An actor who’s accused Kevin Spacey of making a sexual advance on him as a 14-year-old has recounted the episode for a New York City jury.

The trial will focus on an alleged encounter between the two men in New York City in 1986, when Rapp was 14 years old.

Kevin Spacey is facing a jury in a New York City courtroom during a civil trial accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old actor in the 1980s when he was 26.

Kevin Spacey also faces several charges of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.

The arbitrator found that Spacey violated his contract's demands for professional behavior.

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of “House of Cards” nearly $31 million because of losses brought on by his firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.

The 62-year-old actor faces four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

The Hollywood star has vowed to fight the allegations that he assaulted 3 men in England between 2005 and 2013, when he ran a renowned London theater.

Actor Kevin Spacey's trial in the United Kingdom has been scheduled to begin in June 2023. He faces a separate civil sex-assault lawsuit in the United States from another man, actor Anthony Rapp.

The hearing is the two-time Oscar winner's first chance to formally answer charges relating to offenses against three men. His lawyer previously said that Spacey "strenuously denies the allegations.

Kevin Spacey has arrived at London’s Central Criminal Court, where he is due to enter a plea on charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade and a half ago

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago.

A London court granted the Hollywood star "unconditional bail" until his next appearance before a judge in July.

One of Spacey’s attorneys, Patrick Gibbs, told the court, “Mr. Spacey strenuously denies any and all criminality in this case.”

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is appearing in a London court to face charges of sexual offenses against three men

Kevin Spacey's lawyer has told a London court that the actor “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault.

British police say actor Kevin Spacey is expected to appear in a court in London this week after he was charged with sexual offenses against three men

British police say actor Kevin Spacey is expected to appear in a court in London this week after he was charged with sexual offenses against three men.

The Metropolitan Police said the 62-year-old actor would appear at Westminster Magistrates Court at 0900 GMT on Thursday.

The ruling comes two weeks after British prosecutors said they had authorized police to charge Spacey​ with four counts of sexual assault against three men.

The ruling comes two weeks after British prosecutors said they had authorized police to charge Spacey​ with four counts of sexual assault against three men.

A judge says a sex-assault civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey can proceed in New York City.

The actor is facing four counts of sexual assault as well as one for "causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent," according to prosecutors.

Spacey, a 62-year-old double Academy Award winner, was questioned by British police in 2019 about claims by several men that he had assaulted them.

The sexual assault charges against Kevin Spacey stem from incidents said to have taken place in London and Gloucestershire between March 2005 and April 2013.

British prosecutors say they have authorized police to charge actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men.

Legal experts and victims’ advocates say celebrity chef Mario Batali’s acquittal on sexual assault charges underscores the inherent difficulties of prosecuting such cases nearly five years into the #MeToo era.

Actor Kevin Spacey is asking a judge to throw out a sex abuse lawsuit that his lawyers say was unjustly brought by an actor who alleges he was abused by Spacey in the 1980s.

Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot took the stand at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial and alleged Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker were guests on Epstein's plane.

Production company MRC says it lost money after sexual misconduct allegations against Spacey forced the company to remove him from the show.

Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of Cards” more than $30 million because of losses due to his firing from the show for sexual misconduct.

The Justice Department says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.

A judge says a man cannot anonymously accuse actor Kevin Spacey of sexually abusing him at age 14 after meeting him in Spacey's suburban New York acting class.

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FILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)It’s one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn’t like the film that made him a legend. Please.”Born in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.

NEW YORK Actor Anthony Rapp and another man filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against actor Kevin Spacey, accusing him of sexual assaults in the 1980s when they were teens. When Rapp first made the accusation, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn't remember the encounter but apologized. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff said Spacey attempted to assault him sexually on his final visit. In July, prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped a case after the 18-year-old man who accused Spacey of groping him refused to testify. The Associated Press does not normally name people alleging sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Rapp has done.

Los Angeles prosecutors have rejected a sexual battery case against Kevin Spacey because the accuser has died. The man also sued Spacey under the alias John Doe in a case that remains pending in federal court. In that case, Spacey's accuser invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify about text messages from the night of the alleged groping that the defense claimed were deleted. Police in London are also investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by Spacey, but there's been no public update on that inquiry. RELATED CONTENT:Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Accuser Dies in the Midst of LawsuitKevin Spacey Accuser Drops Lawsuit Against Actor, Who Still Faces Criminal Charge

Some people rail against this "cancel culture" while others say it's necessary. "[Cancel culture] doesn't really work," Wortham says. This, in a lot of ways, is what cancel culture has become. Some people argue that cancel culture is justified because celebrities are facing repercussions for their actions. After Gillis was fired from "SNL" for racist jokes he made as recently as 2018, comedian Jim Jeffries said, "This is just cancel culture.

An anonymous individual suing Kevin Spacey for sexual assault has died, ET confirms. The masseuse claimed he told Spacey to lie face down, but the actor allegedly laid down on his back instead. The late plaintiff allegedly made multiple attempts to leave, but Spacey allegedly blocked the exit with his naked body. However, the masseuse claimed that Spacey finally let him leave the residence, leaving behind his sheets and oil. RELATED CONTENT:Kevin Spacey's Criminal Sexual Assault Case DroppedKevin Spacey Accuser Drops Lawsuit Against Actor, Who Still Faces Criminal ChargeKevin Spacey Appears in Court on Charge of Groping Young Man at Nantucket Bar

(CNN) - "The more you're wounded the greater you are," declared Kevin Spacey to guests at Rome's Palazzo Massimo alle Terme museum on Friday evening. Spacey, dressed in a striking brown suit, stood beside the museum's bronze statue "Boxer at Rest," as he read the words from Italian poet Gabriele Tinti. "They used me for their entertainment, fed on shoddy stuff," Spacey read from the poem. Actor Anthony Rapp, in an interview with BuzzFeed, accused Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him in 1986 when he was 14 years old and Spacey was 26. In a Twitter statement, Spacey said he did not remember the incident but offered an apology in response to Rapp's acount.

One of Hollywood's most famous and recognizable actors, Spacey's career collapsed in November 2017 following several allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Actor Anthony Rapp, in an interview with BuzzFeed, accused Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him in 1986 when he was 14 years old and Spacey was 26. One former production assistant told CNN that Spacey sexually assaulted him during one of the show's early seasons. According to the criminal complaint, an 18-year-old busboy at Club Car told Spacey that he was 23 and befriended the actor. Later, as the two stood near the piano player in the bar, Spacey reached over and began to rub the busboy's thigh, the complaint states.

The criminal sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey has been dropped. According to court documents obtained by ET on Wednesday, Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael OKeefe dropped the actor's groping case due to the "unavailability of the complaining witness." The news comes weeks after a man who claimed Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 dropped his lawsuit against the actor. ET previously reported in November 2017 that Spacey was seeking "evaluation and treatment" after he was accused of sexual assault and misconduct by several men. RELATED CONTENT:Kevin Spacey Accuser Drops Lawsuit Against Actor, Who Still Faces Criminal ChargeKevin Spacey Makes Unexpected Appearance in Court for Sexual Assault Case HearingKevin Spacey Appears in Court on Charge of Groping Young Man at Nantucket Bar

The pretrial hearing in Massachusetts focused on the cell phone the accuser used to text his girlfriend and send a video during the alleged assault. After testifying he didn't delete anything from the phone, the accuser consulted with his attorney and decided to exercise his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Spacey's attorney, Alan Jackson, argued that "this case needs to be dismissed, and it needs to be dismissed today." When asked by Jackson if he was aware that it was a crime to delete messages, the accuser said he was not previously aware of that. When asked about possible missing text messages, Mitchell Garabedian, a family lawyer, told CNN he had no comment.

At issue in Monday's pretrial hearing is the cell phone on which the accuser texted his girlfriend and sent a video during the alleged assault. However, the accuser and his family have said they don't have it and don't know where it is. In legal documents, the defense has alleged that potential evidence was deleted before the phone was handed over. "He and or his mother deleted the exculpatory texts that were on the phone," defense attorney Alan Jackson said in a hearing this month. When asked about possible missing text messages, Garabedian told CNN he had no comment.

(CNN) - Actor Kevin Spacey, who's due to appear in court Monday in an indecent assault and battery case, has been questioned in the US by officers from London's Metropolitan Police Service over alleged sexual assault offenses in the UK, Variety reported exclusively Saturday. The report, without citing specific sources, says six allegations of sexual assault have been lodged with Scotland Yard, London's police force, by six different men between 1996 and 2013. Civil lawsuit droppedFriday, the accuser in that case dropped a civil lawsuit he had filed against Spacey a week earlier. CNN is not naming the accuser because he is an alleged victim of sexual assault. A lost cell phoneAt issue in Monday's pretrial hearing is the cell phone on which the accuser texted his girlfriend and sent a video during the alleged assault.

LONDON - British police have travelled to the U.S. to interview Kevin Spacey about sexual assault allegations. The Metropolitan Police is investigating six allegations against the former "House of Cards" star, who ran London's Old Vic Theatre between 2004 and 2015. Variety reported Saturday that British detectives interviewed Spacey in May. Without naming Spacey, the London force said that in May "a man was voluntarily interviewed under caution in America by officers from the Met's Complex Case Team. "Under caution" means the interview was recorded and can be used in future prosecutions.

A man who said Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the actor. Mitchell Garabedian, a lawyer for the man, announced in an email Friday that the suit filed June 26 in Nantucket Superior Court has been voluntarily dismissed. Spacey still faces a criminal charge. The civil suit was filed months into the ongoing criminal case, but such suits are typically filed after a criminal case is decided, he said. The civil suit was likely filed before completion of the criminal case because the three-year statute of limitations is approaching, added Yannetti.

(CNN) - A civil lawsuit brought by the young man who has accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault has been dropped, just over a week after it was filed, according to a new court filing. Spacey's accuser, who was an 18-year-old busboy at a Nantucket bar at the time of the alleged assault, filed the civil complaint on June 26. Spacey, 59, faces criminal charges of indecent assault and battery in connection to the same alleged July 2016 incident. The civil lawsuit accused Spacey of explicit sexual behavior and infliction of mental distress. CNN is not naming the accuser because he is an alleged victim of sexual assault.

(CNN) - The young man accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual assault filed a civil lawsuit against the actor this week, adding a new twist to a case that's seen a month of whirlwind developments. CNN is not naming the accuser because he is an alleged sexual assault victim. Evidence was deleted, defense lawyer saysDuring the alleged assault, the accuser sent text messages to his girlfriend from the phone, including a short video. "He and or his mother deleted the exculpatory texts that were on the phone," defense attorney Alan Jackson said in a hearing this month. If the phone is not found by then, the accuser, his mother and attorney must appear in court to testify about its whereabouts.

Tristan Fewings/Getty ImagesLONDON - Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench has spoken of her "agony" at the thought that the works of Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein will be forgotten. Dench, 84, did not defend the behavior of the actors nor reject the allegations against them, but expressed sadness at the erasure of their work. A representative for Dench told CNN on Tuesday that she was unavailable for interview. Among the allegations, Weinstein is accused of raping a woman in a New York hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. One also accused Spacey of sexual assault.