Kevin Spacey has denied any accusations of “illegal” behaviour, ahead of the release of a Channel 4 documentary exploring shocking allegations against him.
The actor, who was acquitted of multiple sexual offenses in the UK last year, is the subject of a two-part series titled Spacey Unmasked, which will air on May 6th and 7th.
In a new interview with former GB News presenter Dan Wootton, titled Kevin Spacey: Right Of Reply, the Oscar-winner said he won’t allow himself to be “baselessly attacked”.
Kevin Spacey finally gets his Right of Reply.
“I’ve got nothing left to hide – you are my jury.”
In a Dan Wootton Outspoken World Exclusive, as Channel 4 tries to cancel him again, the Oscar-winner gives his first interview in 7 years – and responds to EVERY allegation and more! pic.twitter.com/a1GmudgisM— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) May 3, 2024
Spacey said: “I take full responsibility for my past behaviour and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologise to anyone who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me.
“I’ve never told someone that if they give me sexual favours, then I will help them out with their career, never.
“…I’ve clearly hooked up with some men who thought they might get ahead in their careers by having a relationship with me.
“But there was no conversation with me, it was all part of their plan, a plan that was always destined to fail, because I wasn’t in on the deal.”
The Channel 4 documentary is set to feature testimony from men “regarding events they say took place between 1976 and 2013, and relate to what they describe as unwanted sexual behaviour” from Spacey.
The series is described as a “forensic look at a man who was once one of the most admired and respected actors in the world”.
“Featuring never-seen-before interviews and archive, the series examines his life from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.
“Kevin Spacey’s spectacular fall from grace came amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior,” the description continues.
“In 2023 Spacey was acquitted of sexual offenses against four men in a U.K. trial. This two-part series will investigate Spacey’s conduct and talks to multiple men unconnected to that case about their experiences with Kevin Spacey, almost all of whom have never spoken before.”
During his interview with Dan Wooton, Spacey denied accusations of any illegal behaviour.
“Were there times when I would flirt with some of the people who were involved in those programmes who were in their 20s? Yes,” he said.
“Did I ever hook up with another actor? Yes. Did I make a clumsy pass at someone who wasn’t interested as it turned out? Yes.”
“But I was not employing them, I was not their boss, I was oftentimes just swimming in for an hour here or there as a well-known actor to lend support… to answer questions.
“That may not have been the best decision and it is not one that I would do today, but it happened. It wasn’t illegal, and nor has it ever been alleged to have been illegal.”
The actor said he has struggled to find work since being acquitted of all criminal charges.
He added: “I can’t go through this again, allowing myself to be baselessly attacked without defending myself.”
In July 2023 at London’s Southwark Crown Court, the Oscar-winning actor was found not guilty of nine charges of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
Giving evidence in court, the 64-year-old told jurors that his world “exploded” when other allegations first emerged against him in the US in 2017.
He said: “There was a rush to judgment and before the first question was asked or answered I lost my job, I lost my reputation, I lost everything in a matter of days.”
Kevin had been accused of sexually assaulting four men in the period between 2001 and 2013.
The American Beauty star, who was artistic director at The Old Vic theatre in London between 2004 and 2015, was accused of drugging and performing a sex act on a former aspiring actor while he slept.
He was also accused of several assaults on another man – a driver who claimed the actor grabbed his crotch so hard on one occasion that he “almost come off the road”.
Another man claimed Kevin subjected him to a “barrage” of “vile” sexual abuse before grabbing his crotch “like a cobra” at a West End event.
The fourth man said actor kissed his neck and told him to “be cool”, before grabbing his crotch.
Kevin denied all charges, and described the allegations against him as “madness” and a “stab in the back”.
The acquittals came after he won a $40 million civil lawsuit brought by fellow actor Anthony Rapp in October 2022.
Rapp had accused Spacey of sexual battery, which he claimed took place in 1986, but a New York jury dismissed the claim.
