Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week

LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from males who will characteristic in a documentary on British tv that is because of be launched subsequent week.

In a web-based interview with journalist Dan Wootton, Spacey stated he has by no means achieved something unlawful and admitted that he has struggled to get again to work after being acquitted final 12 months of legal fees in a London court docket.

“I can’t undergo this once more, permitting myself to be baselessly attacked with out defending myself,” he stated within the interview entitled “Kevin Spacey: Proper Of Reply” which was aired late Friday on Wootton’s YouTube channel.

Final July, a London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault fees stemming from allegations by 4 males courting again 20 years. The court docket victory was his second since he noticed off a $40 million lawsuit in 2022 in New York introduced by “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp.

The documentary “Spacey Unmasked” is ready to be aired on Could 6 and seven on Channel 4 in Britain and streamed on Max within the U.S.

The documentary is claimed to characteristic testimony from males relating to occasions between 1976 and 2013, the actor revealed through the interview.

“I take full accountability for my previous behaviour and my actions, however I can’t and won’t take accountability or apologize to anybody who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated tales about me,” stated Spacey, who gained Academy Awards for “The Normal Suspects” and “American Magnificence”.

“I’ve by no means advised somebody that if they offer me sexual favors, then I’ll assist them out with their profession, by no means,” he added.

Spacey, who served as inventive director of the Outdated Vic Theatre in London from 2004 to 2015, once more admitted that he was a “flirt” with males of their 20s and that he made “clumsy” passes at instances.

“I’ve clearly connected with some males, who thought they may get forward of their careers by having a relationship with me,” he stated. “However there was no dialog with me, it was all a part of their plan, a plan that was all the time destined to fail, as a result of I wasn’t in on the deal.”

The actor additionally claimed on X, previously Twitter, that he had “repeatedly requested” that Channel 4 give him greater than seven days to reply to the allegations made about him of their documentary.

Spacey stated the broadcaster refused “on the idea that they really feel that asking for a response in 7 days to new, anonymized and non-specific allegations is a ‘honest alternative’ for me to refute any allegations made in opposition to me.”

“Every time I’ve been given the time and a correct discussion board to defend myself, the allegations have failed underneath scrutiny and I’ve been exonerated,” he added.

Spacey stated he has struggled to get again to work after being acquitted of all legal fees, describing his expertise as a “life sentence.”

His performing profession has been adversely affected since 2017 when he was first publicly accused of inappropriate behaviour at first of the #MeToo motion. He then misplaced his lead position as Frank Underwood within the Netflix drama “Home of Playing cards”.

Channel 4 has been contacted for remark.