SUPERMAN RETURNS Star Kevin Spacey Cleared Of Nine Sexual Assault Charges Following UK Court Case

SUPERMAN RETURNS Star Kevin Spacey Cleared Of Nine Sexual Assault Charges Following UK Court Case

After a trial which lasted for four weeks in London, England, Superman Returns star Kevin Spacey has had his name cleared after being found not guilty of 9 charges of sexual assault. Read on for details.

By JoshWilding - Jul 26, 2023 10:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman Returns
Source: Variety

House of Cards and Superman Returns star Kevin Spacey is said to have broken down in tears in court today after being found not guilty of nine charges of sexual assault.

In a trial that's spanned four weeks in London's Southwark Crown Court, the actor has also faced allegations of indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity. It took the jury two days to reach its decision, and the twelve jurors deemed him innocent on all counts. 

Four men had made these incredibly serious allegations, and more details on those can be found in Variety's full report. 

The gist, however, is that Spacey was accused of everything from groping to sexually assaulting someone who had either fallen asleep or somehow been rendered unconscious. Noteworthy is the fact the actor was able to provide evidence contradicting some of these accounts and even denied having ever met one of the men. 

The closest Spacey came to ever admitting any sort of guilt was when he denied sexual assault but confessed to making a drunken "clumsy pass" for which he later attempted to apologise. 

These latest acquittals come after Spacey won a $40 million civil lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp last October. He'd accused the Oscar-winner of sexual battery, but a New York jury dismissed the claim. 

With his name essentially clear, can Spacey resume his acting career in earnest? It's not quite that simple and, since these allegations first came out, he's found himself written out of House of Cards' final season and removed from several projects he'd previously been attached to. 

There likely is a way back for Spacey especially as he is, for all intents and purposes, now an innocent man. Major studios are likely to be wary of any past or future controversies, so it could be a while before you see him back on the big screen in any major roles.

He does have a couple of B-movies on the way, though, including Peter Five Eight and Control.

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TheShape9859
TheShape9859 - 7/26/2023, 10:50 AM
Let's see how things go for him
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 7/26/2023, 10:51 AM
Spacey is an incredibly talented actor. People here say innocent until proven guilty, so he has been proven not guilty.

I have very much enjoyed Spacey in pretty much every one of his roles including but not limited to, Se7en, American Beauty (one of my favorites), and the first three seasons of House of Cards in which he was spectacular.

It's better for Hollywood types to steer clear of bad or precarious situations. Stay away from parties, don't get drunk, keep your nose clean and don't put yourself into positions that could jeopardize your career.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 7/26/2023, 11:30 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - do you feel the same way about Oj Simpson? He was a very talented celebrity, accused of a crime and found not guilty… just like Spacey.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 7/26/2023, 11:38 AM
@WruceBayne - He still rushed for 11,000 yards.

But the big difference with OJ is that they had DNA evidence against him and he was found guilty in a civil trial.

But I see what you were trying to do.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 7/26/2023, 11:52 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - Oj was found not guilty of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. He definitely lost the civil trial but that was about money and custody of his children.
And there’s DNA evidence for Spacey’s trial too. And the only thing that you see me “…trying to do” is show that the justice system is bought and paid for.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 7/26/2023, 11:56 AM
@WruceBayne - Well we know the legal system is corrupt but you can’t have it both ways.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/26/2023, 2:51 PM
@WruceBayne - No. OJ Simpson was found guilty in civil trial for murder. They found his boots with bloody foot prints and linked the dna to the murder scene, problem is you can't get trialed for the same case twice so he only had to pay the families about 35 mil each. Totally different than Kevin Spacey's case which was all just hearsay with no DNA evidence. Hard to sue someone for "something that may have happened years ago".

Not defending any hollywood big wigs either, but we will never know what "truly" happened.
Baf
Baf - 7/26/2023, 5:33 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - Seems like going to parties, getting drunk, getting your nose dirty, and putting yourself into jeopardizing positions is the best way to start that career.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 7/26/2023, 10:51 AM
Starlight
Starlight - 7/26/2023, 10:53 AM
No way to "come back", his life and acting career is GONE....
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 7/26/2023, 10:54 AM
Thought he said he retired anyway, not that he had a choice.
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 7/26/2023, 10:57 AM
Just FYI this scumbag is very likely guilty af.

In like 1999 he did this to a guy friend of mine, almost word for word other ppls stories… was super cool and nice at a bar, and then in the cab grabbed his crotch and tried to force himself on my friend.

My friend told me the next day, and no one publicly accused spacey of anything until like 15 years later. So have a strong feeling its all true.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 7/26/2023, 11:02 AM
@ReverseFlasher - Well that's all we needed to know. Call the judge because the jury is wrong on all cases.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 7/26/2023, 11:08 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - lol
hazapez
hazapez - 7/26/2023, 11:13 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - lol
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 7/26/2023, 11:25 AM
@TyrantBossMedia - lmao cause it would def be the first time….
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/26/2023, 12:12 PM
@ReverseFlasher - Maybe your friend should file a lawsuit too.
Drace24
Drace24 - 7/26/2023, 3:57 PM
@ReverseFlasher - The same thing happened to my cousin's neighbor's catsitter's piano teacher!
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 7/26/2023, 11:13 PM
@ReverseFlasher - wait..kevin spacey is gay?
dagenspear
dagenspear - 7/26/2023, 11:35 PM
@ReverseFlasher - That could just be him being aggressive. However, yes, this is very suspect.
BringFFtoMCU
BringFFtoMCU - 7/26/2023, 11:02 AM
"You may have dodged your legal troubles but things will get much worse. There's still the court of public opinion."
-Matt Murdock
LSHF
LSHF - 7/26/2023, 11:03 AM
He can take the other guy's place and be the new Kang.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/26/2023, 11:05 AM
He's career is cooked regardless
MasterMix
MasterMix - 7/26/2023, 11:06 AM
McMurdo
McMurdo - 7/26/2023, 11:06 AM
Elton John testified for him and I read it did wonders.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 7/26/2023, 11:10 AM
Where there is smoke there is fire. He may have been cleared of the legal charges (can happen for a variety of reasons), but in the court of public opinion, he is done.
Origame
Origame - 7/26/2023, 11:22 AM
Well, can we not see the issue with cancel culture yet? Here's a proven innocent man who's never gonna work again. An incredibly talented actor, one of the all time greats. Just out of it forever. All because someone said he did something he didn't.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 7/26/2023, 11:33 PM
@Origame - Proven innocent? Moreso a court claimed he was innocent. Only God knows his guilt.
Origame
Origame - 7/27/2023, 5:32 AM
@dagenspear - thanks for justifying your ruining of an innocent man's life. I'm sure that same God looks favorably on that.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 7/27/2023, 6:05 AM
@Origame - You now seem to be making things up to justify the side your on to yourself, because I didn't do anything to Spacey and I didn't justify it. You have no reason to respond to what I said, claiming otherwise. And you have no real proof that he's innocent, just like SATW42 has no real proof that he's guilty.
Origame
Origame - 7/27/2023, 7:28 AM
@dagenspear - thats literally what you're doing now.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 7/26/2023, 11:27 AM
Quite a few of Spacey’s accusers are mysteriously dead
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 7/26/2023, 11:47 AM
@WruceBayne - Yeah, just like the Clintons.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 7/26/2023, 11:53 AM
@MaxPaint - the Clintons body count outweighs Spacey’s by a country mile.
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 7/26/2023, 2:15 PM
@WruceBayne -
dagenspear
dagenspear - 7/26/2023, 11:32 PM
@WruceBayne - If so, then I do think this is suspicious.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 7/26/2023, 11:52 PM
@dagenspear - it’s like 3 out of 9 are dead.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 7/26/2023, 11:31 AM
I think is the same situation as with Brian Singer, he likes...extremelly young men, but that doesnt make him a predator if they are over 18.
However, dude is like 60, going after young men, even if they are 18, is already weird...not illegal, but weird.

Anyway, if he is clean, he should (just like Singer) be able to work again...just ask for an ID before having sex with strangers, you weird old man.
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