“I have nothing to hide.” after new accusations against him, Kevin Spacey gives his first interview in the last 7 years.

The exclusive interview lasts almost one hour and thirty-eight minutes. Kevin Spacey for the first time in seven years decided to deny the new accusations against him in a filmed interview. Indeed, on May 6 and 7, Britain’s Channel 4 will broadcast a new documentary called Spacey unmasked, which gives voice to 10 new men who accuse the actor of sexual harassment. While the latter has been acquitted twice by courts in the United States and England, this testimony could reopen the case. “I take full responsibility for my past behavior and actions, but I cannot and will not accept responsibility or apologize to anyone who has made things up or exaggerated stories about me,” he told reporter Dan Wotton, who previously worked for GB News. . The full interview was broadcast to X two days before the documentary against him was broadcast.

In the first minutes of this face-to-face film, Kevin Spacey first assures that the upcoming documentary is one-sided. The actor thus explains that the production did not give him time to react and give a voice in the face of these new complainers. “Over the past week I have repeatedly asked @Channel4 for some time to respond to the allegations against me… Channel 4 has refused, claiming that asking for a response within 7 days is to new anonymous and non-specific allegations. “a fair chance” for me to disprove them, he protested. Kevin Spacey thus condemned the “unreasonable” attacks in this film. “I have nothing to hide anymore,” he said behind his black suit and thick glasses.

Sexual blackmail

Accused, in particular, of intimidation, false promises and blackmail to have sexual relations with young actors, the latter defended himself by explaining that, of course, he had intimate relations with men, but he always consented. And to qualify. “I’ve had relationships with men who thought they would advance their careers by having relationships with me. But I have never told anyone that I would help them in their career in exchange for sexual favors. However, he admits that he may have made “awkward advances” to some and apologized for it. “Have I ever had a relationship with another actor? Yes! Was I making awkward advances toward someone who ultimately wasn’t interested? Yes,” he said. For the rest, the actor won an Oscar twice for his roles American beauty And The usual suspects once again assured that it had always been a “consensual” relationship.

After this interview, the lawyers of the deceased actor contacted the BBC and issued a statement explaining the latter’s actions. The report claims that Spacey “had no choice but to issue his own public response” to defend himself against these false allegations, some of which date back nearly 50 years. According to Variety, which was able to preview the documentary, the evidence is explosive. One of the new plaintiffs, named Daniel, specifically said that he had the impression that he was confronted with a “soulless monster”. Another man, who was 16 or 17 at the time of the events, recounted an episode in which Kevin Spacey “grabbed her genitalia” before begging her not to talk about it.

Before that, Kevin Spacey had been accused by several people, including Anthony Rapp, who filed a complaint in 2020 over the 1986 incident. After a two-year legal battle, the American was finally dismissed by a New York civil court, while demanding: 40 million dollars (41 million euros) compensation from the actor. In July 2023, the latter will win his second trial, this time in London. He was found not guilty of the three British plaintiffs.