Kevin Spacey has admitted to “being too handsy” in the past and “sexually touching someone” when he didn’t know they “didn’t want him to.”
The actor has largely been out of the spotlight since 2017, when he first faced allegations of sexual misconduct.
At the time, he was the lead star of Netflix’s House Of Cards, but the streaming service cut ties with the actor in light of the allegations, while he drew criticism for his decision to come out as gay in response to them.
Spacey was tried in the United Kingdom for multiple sexual offenses against four men in July 2023, but was acquitted of all charges. In October 2022, he won a civil lawsuit in the United States after being accused of unwanted sexual advances at a party in 1986.
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He has now spoken to broadcaster Piers Morgan in an hour and a half interview, in which he admits to having “bad behaviour” in the past.
When Morgan presses him on what he means by this, Spacey says, “Push boundaries…being too skilled…touching someone sexually in a way you didn’t know at the time you didn’t want.”
When Morgan asked if that included “groping people,” Spacey responded “yes” before clarifying his point of view.
“Groping is a very strange word,” he says. “I personally… I… I’ve petted people, I’ve been gentle with people, that’s just who I am.
“You’re making a pass at someone, you don’t want to be aggressive, you want to be nice and see if they respond positively, so I think the word [grope] in itself is not something I associate with my experience.”
Morgan later asked the American Beauty actor what his message would be to “young actors who have had bad experiences with you over the years.”
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Spacey then claims that he has spoken “in person” to a “significant” number of those people in recent years.
“We have a genuine, intimate conversation,” he says. “Those conversations have been incredible.”
Spacey also spoke about his current financial situation, stating that his home in Baltimore is currently being sold because he cannot pay the bills and is “many millions” in debt due to legal bills.
His most recent media appearance before this was last month, when he spoke to deny new allegations of inappropriate behavior of men who spoke out in a Channel 4 documentary.
He has landed only a handful of acting roles since leaving House Of Cards. His 2023 film Peter Five Eight, a neo-noir thriller, was not well received by critics.
Spacey has always denied any accusations of criminality.
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