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De celebrification beyond the scandalous

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The immense controversy that has befallen Spacey's career gained the attention of academics in the field of star studies, particularly Dylan Rollo

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Within the last few weeks of the time of writing (November 2022), Spacey has reappeared in the news again, this time with reports of his New York case raised by initial accuser Anthony Rapp being dismissed. He still faces trial in the UK in 2023, yet will make his return to film in Michael Zaiko Hall's Peter Five Eight due to be released in January 2023.

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Kevin Spacey found not liable in civil trial that claimed he sexually abused Anthony Rapp in the 1980s

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The House of Cards star was sued by actor Anthony Rapp, who alleged he was subjected to an “unwanted sexual advance” when he was a teenager. Spacey “categorically denied” the claims.

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Following sexual assault allegations and investigation by UK and US police, Spacey faces multiple trials in both countries. He begins to post short videos to his YouTube channel on Christmas Eve of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 in which he eerily appears as his House of Cards character Frank Underwood, yet speaks to the viewer in vague terms about his current star image crisis. Stating 'I know what you want, you want me back' and 'some believed everything and have just been waiting with baited breath for me to confess it all' in the first video, and in the second 'the next time someone does something you don't like [...] you can kill them with kindness'

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Kevin Spacey's most notable role before the allegations of sexual assault was that of the lead role of David Fincher Netflix series House of Cards in which he plays countlessly devious, fourth-wall-breaking politician Francis Underwood.

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Several sexual assault allegations come to light from multiple sources, the main being fellow actor Anthony Rapp who claims Spacey forced himself onto a 14 year old Rapp when he was 26. Spacey responds in a statement posted to twitter apologising for drunken behaviour and coming out as gay (https://twitter.com/KevinSpacey/status/924848412842971136). In the days following many more co-workers and associates claim many other counts of sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour. Spacey is dropped by Netflix as well as other studios and properties and the final season of House of Cards is postponed.

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Allegations made against Kevin Spacey have seen the US actor's life, career and conduct come under intense scrutiny.

Here is a summary of the main events so far:

Monday 30 October 2017

In an interview with Buzzfeed News, actor Anthony Rapp claims Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when Rapp was 14. Rapp, now 46, claims Spacey laid on top of him at a party at the actor's apartment in 1986 and alleges the star "was trying to seduce" him.

In a statement, Spacey claims to have no memory of the alleged incident while offering an apology to Rapp "for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour". In the same Twitter post, Spacey says he has had relationships with both men and women and that he "choose[s] now to live as a gay man".

Spacey is criticised by Sue Perkins, Zachary Quinto and others for choosing this moment to "come out". "He doesn't get a pass just because he's gay," Gay Times editor Josh Rivers tells the BBC.

Netflix, the network behind Spacey's House of Cards drama, says it is "deeply troubled" by the reports. It is reported the subscription service intends to axe the drama after its sixth series, currently in production in Baltimore.

The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announces it will no longer give Spacey a special Emmy award on 20 November "in light of recent events".

Tuesday 31 October 2017

The Old Vic in London, where Spacey was artistic director from 2004 to 2015, says it is "deeply dismayed" to hear the allegations and sets up a confidential complaints process for people involved with the theatre.

Mexican actor Roberto Cavazos claims he had "a couple of nasty encounters" with Spacey while working at the Old Vic "that were on the verge of being called harassment".

Netflix announces it has suspended production on the sixth series of House of Cards "to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew".

In an interview with Radar Online, US film-maker Tony Montana claims he was "forcefully" groped by Spacey in a Los Angeles bar in 2003.

Wednesday 1 November 2017

A man claims he woke up to find Spacey lying on him while staying at his New York home in the mid-1980s. The man, who was 17 at the time, makes his claims on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.

A British man claims Spacey exposed himself to him in 2010 when he was working at a hotel in West Sussex. Former bartender Daniel Beal tells The Sun Spacey allegedly exposed himself and then invited the 19-year-old up to his room. Beal claims the actor later gave him a watch worth £5,000.

Spacey's publicist, Staci Wolfe, issues a statement saying the actor "is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment".

Thursday 2 November 2017

Media Rights Capital, co-producer of House of Cards, reveals a crew member complained about "a specific remark and gesture" made by Spacey in 2012. In a statement, it says the actor "willingly participated in a training process" and that the issue was resolved "to the satisfaction of all involved".

CAA (Creative Artists Agency) confirm Spacey is no longer a client. Publicist Staci Wolfe also confirms he is no longer represented by her company, Polaris PR.

The Old Vic says it is "already seeing the great benefits of the new policy of openness" since establishing a "confidential line of communication" for employees with concerns.

Friday 3 November 2017

It is reported that Spacey is being investigated by UK police over an alleged sexual assault on a man in 2008. The Sun claims an unnamed actor, who was 23 at the time, woke up to find Spacey performing a sex act on him at the star's London home.

Netflix announces it will "not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey". It also says it will no longer release Gore, a film about the writer Gore Vidal in which Spacey stars.

CNN alleges that Spacey's behaviour made the House of Cards set a "toxic" work environment. It quotes a number of former and current workers on the show, one of whom accuses the actor of sexual assault.

Saturday 4 November 2017

The son of actor Richard Dreyfuss claims Spacey groped him in 2008 in his father's presence. Harry Dreyfuss tells Buzzfeed News his father did not see the alleged incident.

In the same article, Buzzfeed News quotes a lawyer representing Spacey who says he "absolutely denies the allegations".

Sunday 5 November 2017

Wednesday 8 November 2017

Thursday 9 November 2017

Thursday 16 November 2017

An investigation by the Old Vic Theatre concludes they have received 20 personal testimonies of alleged inappropriate behaviour by Spacey during his 11-year tenure as artistic director.

Out of the 20 individual allegations, 16 have been made by former staff, all of whom are men.

With the exception of one of the claims, none of the reported incidents was raised formally or informally with management.

Three people told the Old Vic they have contacted the police, with all except two testimonies predating 2009, and all of them being alleged to have taken place between 1995 to 2013.

The theatre said it "truly apologises for not creating an environment or culture where people felt able to speak freely" and will "commit to a new way forward".

An accountancy firm in Manchester says a large mural of Kevin Spacey will be removed from the side of its office building.

Monday 20 November 2017

Wednesday 22 November 2017

Monday 4 December 2017

Friday 8 December 2017

Tuesday 12 December 2017

Morrissey denies he defended Kevin Spacey in an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel. "Would I ever support Kevin Spacey's private proclivities? No never," he says in a statement. The paper subsequently makes public a recording of the interview that appears to support the way in which his comments were reported.

Thursday 18 January 2018

Thursday 12 April 2018

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Monday 24 December 2018

Monday 7 January 2019

Wednesday 26 June 2019

Friday 5 July 2019

Saturday 6 July 2019

Wednesday 17 July 2019

Kevin Spacey biography

Born in New Jersey in 1959, Spacey studied at New York's prestigious Juilliard School and made his professional stage debut in 1981.

He went on to appear with Jack Lemmon on Broadway in Long Day's Journey into Night and won a Tony in 1991 for his work in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers.

The following year he appeared with Lemmon in the film version of Glengarry Glen Ross. More high-profile roles followed, one of which - in 1995's The Usual Suspects - won him an Academy Award.

His performance in American Beauty brought him another Oscar in 2000, by which time he had made his first film as a director.

In 2004 Spacey became artistic director of the Old Vic in London. During his 11-year tenure, he directed and acted in numerous productions there.

In 2015 he received an honorary knighthood and a special Olivier award for his contributions to British theatre.

Spacey earned further acclaim for playing Francis Underwood in House of Cards, Netflix's adaptation of Michael Dobbs's political novel.

In 2017, he hosted the Tony awards in New York, during which he made comic capital about the rumours regarding his sexuality.

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Kevin Spacey timeline: How the story unfolded

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Allegations made against Kevin Spacey have seen the US actor's life, career and conduct come under intense scrutiny. Here is a summary of the main events so far: Monday 30 October 2017 In an interview with Buzzfeed News, actor Anthony Rapp claims Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when Rapp was 14.

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Spacey began to diversify his portfolio in the 21st century, continuing his theatre and on screen acting, delving into the Royal Shakespeare Company in the former and more comedic roles in the latter such as Horrible Bosses and Austin Powers in Goldmember (playing a cameo role as himself playing 'Famous Dr. Evil', another example that feels somewhat ironic in light of newer information). He also delved into the popular Superman franchise as Lex Luthor in Superman Returns and later appeared in popular video game franchise Call of Duty. These accolades boast his identity as an actor of immense popularity through his appearance in many genres and mediums of pop cultural importance.

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Following the now well known rumour of Spacey's homosexuality, he took on what is arguably his most famous role and the role that won him his only Best Actor Academy Award at the 72nd Academy Awards in March 2000. In light of Spacey's current modern day image as a suspected sexual abuser, this film is the first but not only scenario in which the lines between actor and role are blurred. Spacey's role in the film includes an obsession with his daughters underaged friend and subsequent sexual encounter with her, the film also presents the role of a closeted gay man in the form of Chris Cooper's Colonel Fitts.

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Scene from film " American Beauty" 720p HD  -- Falling Rose Petals

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Tom Junod 'Kevin Spacey Has a Secret' Esquire 1997

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Tom Junod 'Kevin Spacey Has a Secret' Esquire 1997

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Esquire journalist Tom Junod attempted to break Spacey's poorly kept secret in an article claiming even his mother knew Kevin Spacey was gay- drawing on the industry rumours and common suspicions in a seeming attempt to sabotage Spacey's upkept purely-professional-actor star persona. The Washington Post reported that in response Spacey 'called the magazine "dishonest and malicious," saying that "Esquire has made it abundantly clear that they have now joined the ranks of distasteful journalism, and this mean-spirited, homophobic, offensive article proves that the legacy of Joseph McCarthy is alive and well."'. Though brushing off the article as libellous in an effort to save his image, this left an everlasting stain on his career, and he was dubbed 'by public relations CEO Howard Bragman [as being in a] "glass closet".

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Having reached the heights of fame in the mid to late 90s, Spacey was of course a subject of public curiosity. Yet he was 'famously private' and would 'deflect... questions about his personal life' (Rollo, 2018. p72.). This was combined with a rumour within the industry that led to a controversial article on his suspected homosexuality.

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Kevin Spacey on Letterman, June 22, 1990

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Spacey made his Hollywood breakthrough with his Academy Award winning performance in Brian Singer's The Usual Suspects (1995). From there he was propelled into stardom, becoming a household Hollywood name after roles in Se7en (David Fincher, 1995), L.A Confidential (Curtis Hansen, 1997) and his second Academy Award win: American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999).

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Spacey made his first film appearance in Mike Nichol's Heartburn alongside Hollywood heavyweights Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. He only played a minor, unnamed role - listed as Subway Thief on IMDb

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Kevin Spacey made his beginnings in theatre in 1981 but it was his role in Jonathan Miller's production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Days Journey into Night in 1986 which gave him his break.