Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure
Kevin Spaceyโs $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor's financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations.
Kevin Spacey denies new allegations of inappropriate behavior to be aired on UK television next week
Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has denied new allegations of inappropriate behavior from men who will feature in a documentary on British television that is due to be released next week.
Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered
Even after the release of thousands of pages of court records about Jeffrey Epstein in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile remain unanswered.
UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by 4 men over 20 years
A London jury has acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years.
Prosecutor says Kevin Spacey used celebrity status for 'opportunity grab' described by accusers
A prosecutor says it's more than a coincidence that three of Kevin Spaceyโs four accusers described similar crotch-grabbing incidents.
Elton John lends celebrity testimony to Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial
Elton John has testified for the defense at Kevin Spaceyโs sexual assault trial as the actorโs lawyer attempted to discredit a man who claimed Spacey aggressively grabbed his crotch in a car on the way to the singerโs house.
Kevin Spacey fights back tears as he testifies how sex abuse allegations 'exploded' his career
Kevin Spacey has fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career.
Prosecutors rest sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey in London court
Prosecutors have rested their sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey in a London courtroom after four men testified against the two-time Oscar winner.
Accuser who called Kevin Spacey 'vile sexual predator' admits he joked about incident
An aspiring actor who accused Kevin Spacey of being a โvile sexual predatorโ who drugged and assaulted him has told a London jury he later joked about the incident.
Kevin Spacey's accuser denies the defense claim that he made up sex assault, says 'it was horrific'
A man who says Kevin Spacey subjected him to a torrent of verbal abuse and grabbed his crotch has denied making up the allegations.
Accuser says Kevin Spacey grope wasn't a caress: โIt was like a cobra ... angryโ
A man who says Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks before grabbing his genitals said he kept the degrading incident boxed up inside for more than a decade.
Accuser says he told Kevin Spacey after crude advance, 'I donโt bat for that team'
A man who met Kevin Spacey in a pub says that at one point when they were alone during a night of heavy drinking with others, the actor kissed his neck twice and grabbed his crotch.
Kevin Spacey's accuser describes the Oscar-winning actor as a 'slippery, snaky' predator to avoid
One of actor Kevin Spaceyโs accusers described the Oscar-winner in court Monday as a โslippery, snakyโ predator who young, good-looking men were warned to avoid.
London prosecutor calls Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey 'a sexual bully' who preys on men
A London prosecutor says Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is a โsexual bullyโ who assaults other men and doesnโt respect personal boundaries.
Kevin Spacey is about to stand trial in London on sex charges. Here's what to know
Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, whose stellar acting career was derailed by sex assault allegations, goes on trial in London this week, accused of sexual offenses.
Kevin Spacey finishes testimony at NY civil sex abuse trial
Kevin Spacey has finished testifying at a civil trial resulting from an actor's claims that the Oscar winner made a sexual pass at him when he was 14 in the 1980s.
Gooding Jr. avoids jail in touching case, angering accusers
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has resolved his New York City forcible touching case with a guilty plea to a lesser charge and no jail time after complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement reached in April.
Emotional Anthony Rapp: I knew I wasn't Spacey's only victim
Actor Anthony Rapp says he decided to reveal a 30-year-old encounter with Kevin Spacey because he knew he wasn't the only person Spacey had made inappropriate sexual advances on.
Spacey's lawyer grills Anthony Rapp at sex misconduct trial
A lawyer for Kevin Spacey has sought to poke holes in accusations by fellow actor Anthony Rapp that Spacey made a sexual advance on him when he was a teenager in 1986.
Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned
Five years after womenโs stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles, where he once was king of the Oscars.
Judge: Kevin Spacey must pay $30M to 'House of Cards' makers
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of โHouse of Cardsโ nearly $31 million because of losses brought on by his firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
Mario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo cases
Legal experts and victimsโ advocates say celebrity chef Mario Bataliโs acquittal on sexual assault charges underscores the inherent difficulties of prosecuting such cases nearly five years into the #MeToo era.
Kevin Spacey asks judge to axe Anthony Rapp's sex abuse suit
Actor Kevin Spacey is asking a judge to throw out a sex abuse lawsuit that his lawyers say was unjustly brought by an actor who alleges he was abused by Spacey in the 1980s.
Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31M for 'House of Cards' losses
Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind โHouse of Cardsโ more than $30 million because of losses due to his firing from the show for sexual misconduct.
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Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
The Justice Department says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trumpโs tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.
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Christopher Plummer got a third act worth singing about
FILE - Christopher Plummer arrives at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Itโs one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didnโt like the film that made him a legend. Please.โBorn in Toronto in 1929, Plummer was the great grandson of Canadian Prime Minister John Abbott and fell for the theater at a young age.
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Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey on sex assault allegation
NEW YORK Actor Anthony Rapp and another man filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against actor Kevin Spacey, accusing him of sexual assaults in the 1980s when they were teens. When Rapp first made the accusation, Spacey issued a statement saying he didn't remember the encounter but apologized. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff said Spacey attempted to assault him sexually on his final visit. In July, prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped a case after the 18-year-old man who accused Spacey of groping him refused to testify. The Associated Press does not normally name people alleging sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Rapp has done.
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Why 'cancel culture' doesn't always work
Some people rail against this "cancel culture" while others say it's necessary. "[Cancel culture] doesn't really work," Wortham says. This, in a lot of ways, is what cancel culture has become. Some people argue that cancel culture is justified because celebrities are facing repercussions for their actions. After Gillis was fired from "SNL" for racist jokes he made as recently as 2018, comedian Jim Jeffries said, "This is just cancel culture.
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Kevin Spacey breaks cover to give pointed poem about wounded boxer
(CNN) - "The more you're wounded the greater you are," declared Kevin Spacey to guests at Rome's Palazzo Massimo alle Terme museum on Friday evening. Spacey, dressed in a striking brown suit, stood beside the museum's bronze statue "Boxer at Rest," as he read the words from Italian poet Gabriele Tinti. "They used me for their entertainment, fed on shoddy stuff," Spacey read from the poem. Actor Anthony Rapp, in an interview with BuzzFeed, accused Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him in 1986 when he was 14 years old and Spacey was 26. In a Twitter statement, Spacey said he did not remember the incident but offered an apology in response to Rapp's acount.
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Charge against Kevin Spacey dropped, alleged victim pleads the 5th
One of Hollywood's most famous and recognizable actors, Spacey's career collapsed in November 2017 following several allegations of sexual assault and harassment. Actor Anthony Rapp, in an interview with BuzzFeed, accused Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him in 1986 when he was 14 years old and Spacey was 26. One former production assistant told CNN that Spacey sexually assaulted him during one of the show's early seasons. According to the criminal complaint, an 18-year-old busboy at Club Car told Spacey that he was 23 and befriended the actor. Later, as the two stood near the piano player in the bar, Spacey reached over and began to rub the busboy's thigh, the complaint states.
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Spacey case could be dismissed after accuser took 5th amendment
The pretrial hearing in Massachusetts focused on the cell phone the accuser used to text his girlfriend and send a video during the alleged assault. After testifying he didn't delete anything from the phone, the accuser consulted with his attorney and decided to exercise his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Spacey's attorney, Alan Jackson, argued that "this case needs to be dismissed, and it needs to be dismissed today." When asked by Jackson if he was aware that it was a crime to delete messages, the accuser said he was not previously aware of that. When asked about possible missing text messages, Mitchell Garabedian, a family lawyer, told CNN he had no comment.
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Kevin Spacey pretrial hearing may bring actor, accuser face-to-face
At issue in Monday's pretrial hearing is the cell phone on which the accuser texted his girlfriend and sent a video during the alleged assault. However, the accuser and his family have said they don't have it and don't know where it is. In legal documents, the defense has alleged that potential evidence was deleted before the phone was handed over. "He and or his mother deleted the exculpatory texts that were on the phone," defense attorney Alan Jackson said in a hearing this month. When asked about possible missing text messages, Garabedian told CNN he had no comment.
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Kevin Spacey questioned about UK assault allegations, Variety report
(CNN) - Actor Kevin Spacey, who's due to appear in court Monday in an indecent assault and battery case, has been questioned in the US by officers from London's Metropolitan Police Service over alleged sexual assault offenses in the UK, Variety reported exclusively Saturday. The report, without citing specific sources, says six allegations of sexual assault have been lodged with Scotland Yard, London's police force, by six different men between 1996 and 2013. Civil lawsuit droppedFriday, the accuser in that case dropped a civil lawsuit he had filed against Spacey a week earlier. CNN is not naming the accuser because he is an alleged victim of sexual assault. A lost cell phoneAt issue in Monday's pretrial hearing is the cell phone on which the accuser texted his girlfriend and sent a video during the alleged assault.
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Kevin Spacey accuser drops civil lawsuit
(CNN) - A civil lawsuit brought by the young man who has accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault has been dropped, just over a week after it was filed, according to a new court filing. Spacey's accuser, who was an 18-year-old busboy at a Nantucket bar at the time of the alleged assault, filed the civil complaint on June 26. Spacey, 59, faces criminal charges of indecent assault and battery in connection to the same alleged July 2016 incident. The civil lawsuit accused Spacey of explicit sexual behavior and infliction of mental distress. CNN is not naming the accuser because he is an alleged victim of sexual assault.
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Kevin Spacey sued over alleged groping of a busboy
(CNN) - The young man accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual assault filed a civil lawsuit against the actor this week, adding a new twist to a case that's seen a month of whirlwind developments. CNN is not naming the accuser because he is an alleged sexual assault victim. Evidence was deleted, defense lawyer saysDuring the alleged assault, the accuser sent text messages to his girlfriend from the phone, including a short video. "He and or his mother deleted the exculpatory texts that were on the phone," defense attorney Alan Jackson said in a hearing this month. If the phone is not found by then, the accuser, his mother and attorney must appear in court to testify about its whereabouts.
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Judi Dench says work of Weinstein, Spacey should not be forgotten
Tristan Fewings/Getty ImagesLONDON - Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench has spoken of her "agony" at the thought that the works of Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein will be forgotten. Dench, 84, did not defend the behavior of the actors nor reject the allegations against them, but expressed sadness at the erasure of their work. A representative for Dench told CNN on Tuesday that she was unavailable for interview. Among the allegations, Weinstein is accused of raping a woman in a New York hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his Manhattan apartment in 2006. One also accused Spacey of sexual assault.