Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone, and Kevin Spacey. Getty Photos; WireImage (2)
Stars together with Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone wish to see Kevin Spacey return to Hollywood a number of years after he was dropped from Netflix’s Home of Playing cards amid sexual misconduct allegations.
“Kevin is an efficient man and a person of character,” Neeson, 71, informed the UK’s Telegraph newspaper. “He’s additionally one among our most interesting artists within the [theater] and on digital camera. Personally talking, our trade wants him and misses him drastically.”
The present of help comes as new allegations of inappropriate conduct made towards Spacey by 10 extra males surfaced within the documentary, Spacey Unmasked, which aired on Channel 4 within the U.Ok. on Might 6.
“I used to be deeply saddened to be taught of those accusations towards him,” Neeson mentioned in his assertion to the Telegraph.
Whereas Hollywood might look like all glitz and glam on the floor, the trade has seen its justifiable share of scandals by way of the years. The New York Instances and the New Yorker first revealed investigative items in 2017 that accused disgruntled film producer Harvey Weinstein of many years of sexual assault and harassment. Quickly after, Weinstein stood trial and was […]
Spacey, 64, was cleared of all costs towards him in a sexual assault trial within the U.Ok. final July. The yr prior, he was discovered not liable in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed towards him by the actor Anthony Rapp. In a $40 million civil case, Rapp alleged that Spacey assaulted him in 1986 when Rapp was simply 14.
Talking to the Telegraph, Stone, 66, mentioned, “I can’t wait to see Kevin again at work. He’s a genius. He’s so elegant and enjoyable, beneficiant to a fault and is aware of extra about our craft than most of us ever will.”
Kevin Spacey and Sharon Stone Ian Gavan/Getty Photos
Homeland actor F. Murray Abraham additionally issued an announcement saying that he stands with Spacey.
“I vouch for him unequivocally. Who’re these vultures who assault a person who has publicly accepted his duty for sure conduct, not like so many others?” mentioned Abraham.
“He’s a positive man, I stand with him, and let he who’s with out sin forged the primary stone,” the actor added.
Spacey was fired from Home of Playing cards in November 2017 after mounting allegations of sexual misconduct have been leveled towards him. The identical yr, he was additionally reduce from the Ridley Scott film All of the Cash within the World and his scenes have been refilmed with Christopher Plummer taking part in his character, J. Paul Getty.
