Kevin Spacey has slammed an upcoming Channel 4 documentary that will explore 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.
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.”
Ahead of the documentary’s release, Spacey took to X to say he would not “sit back and be attacked” by the series.
He tweeted: “Over the last week, I have repeatedly requested that @Channel4 afford me more than seven days to respond to allegations made against me dating back 48 years and provide me with sufficient details to investigate these matters.
“Channel 4 has refused on the basis that they feel that asking for a response in seven days to new, anonymised and non-specific allegations is a ‘fair opportunity’ for me to refute any allegations made against me.
“I will not sit back and be attacked by a dying network’s one-sided ‘documentary’ about me in their desperate attempt for ratings.
“There’s a proper channel to handle allegations against me and it’s not Channel 4. Each time I have been given the time and a proper forum to defend myself, the allegations have failed under scrutiny and I have been exonerated.”
Over the last week, I have repeatedly requested that @Channel4 afford me more than 7 days to respond to allegations made against me dating back 48 years and provide me with sufficient details to investigate these matters. Channel 4 has refused on the basis that they feel that…
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) May 2, 2024
The former House of Cards star then revealed that he would issue a response over the weekend, and claimed the series creators may find themselves “speechless”.
Responding to his comments, a Channel 4 spokesperson said: “Kevin Spacey has been given sufficient opportunity to respond.”
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.
