Kevin Spacey

Actor Kevin Spacey is acquitted in the U.K. on sexual assault charges

12:32pm July 26, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

A jury in London acquitted Spacey on Wednesday after 12 hours of deliberations. On hearing the verdict, Spacey wiped away tears and mouthed the words "thank you" to the jury.

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at federal court for a civil trial in New York City on Thursday.

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A jury finds that Kevin Spacey didn't molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986

5:36pm October 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star's career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown Broadway actors.

Actor Kevin Spacey, center, arrives at the Old Bailey in London on Thursday. He pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men years ago.

Spacey pleads not guilty to charges in the U.K. that he sexually assaulted three men

9:52am July 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Actor Kevin Spacey's trial in the United Kingdom has been scheduled to begin in June 2023. He faces a separate civil sex-assault lawsuit in the United States from another man, actor Anthony Rapp.

Massachusetts prosecutors dropped criminal charges against actor Kevin Spacey on Wednesday. The Oscar winner was accused of groping an 18-year-old man at a restaurant in 2016.

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Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charges Against Actor Kevin Spacey In Sexual Assault Case

8:40pm July 17, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said in court documents filed Wednesday that he was abandoning the case "due to the unavailability of the complaining witness."

Actor Kevin Spacey appeared in Nantucket District Court in Nantucket, Mass., where he faces a sexual assault charge.

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Spacey Appears In Court Over Sexual Assault Case Involving Busboy In Nantucket

4:07pm January 07, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"A not guilty plea was entered on the defendant's behalf," the district attorney's office says. Spacey is accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man in the summer of 2016.

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Actor Kevin Spacey Faces Felony Charges For Alleged Sexual Assault

8:33pm December 24, 2018

by Francesca Paris

Last year, a former Massachusetts news anchor accused Spacey of assaulting her teenage son in 2016. Spacey's arraignment is scheduled for next month at the Nantucket District Court.

Robin Wright — shown in character as Claire Underwood in Netflix's House of Cards -- will be the lead actor in the final season of the show. Her former co-star Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual harassment and assault.

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'House Of Cards' Will Get One More Season — Starring Robin Wright

7:15pm December 04, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Netflix suspended production of the final season after star Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual harassment and assault. Now it says the show will finish with eight episodes sans Frank Underwood.

Kevin Spacey at the Tony Awards in New York in June (left) and Christopher Plummer during a portrait session in Beverly Hills, Calif., in July 2013.

Spacey Cut From Film; Scenes To Be Re-Shot With Actor Christopher Plummer

9:35am November 09, 2017

by Scott Neuman

In the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against Spacey, director Ridley Scott has decided to sub in Plummer in All the Money in the World, due for release next month.

Netflix also says it will not complete post-production work on the film Gore, which Kevin Spacey produced and starred in.

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Netflix Dumps Kevin Spacey From 'House Of Cards' Amid Harassment Complaints

1:33pm November 04, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

The company had first said it would cancel the series after the 2018 season, then suspended filming of those episodes and now has fired Spacey.

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Netflix Says 'House of Cards' Will End After 6 Seasons

10:17pm October 30, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Reports say the decision was already in the works before allegations surfaced over the weekend that lead actor Kevin Spacey had attempted to seduce a teenage actor in 1986.