Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning US actor, has been found not guilty of nine sex offences at London’s Southwark Crown Court.
The allegations covered a period between 2004 and 2013 when Spacey served as artistic director at the Old Vic theater in the British capital.
The Hollywood star, however, denied all the charges, saying the allegations against him were a “stab in the back”.
After more than 12 hours of deliberation, a jury, on Wednesday, acquitted Spacey of nine charges, including sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
The 64-year-old film star, whose birthday is today, cried in court when he heard the not-guilty verdicts.
“Thank you,” he said to the jury, before wiping away tears with a tissue.
Speaking with reporters outside the court shortly after the verdict, Spacey said he was “humbled.”
“I imagine that many of you can understand that there’s a lot for me to process after what has just happened today,” he said.
“But I would like to say that I’m enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully, before they reached their decision. And I am humbled by the outcome today.”
In 2017, the actor was accused of sexual harassment by eight staffers on the set of ‘House of Cards’.
He was also sued in 2018 by a masseur who alleged that the actor forced him to grab his penis during a massage session at his house in Malibu.
Spacey is famous for his role as Francis Underwood in ‘House of Cards’. He has also featured in films such as ‘Seven’ and ‘Baby Driver’.
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