The double winner of the Oscars, Kevin Spacey, said that he was forgiving “those who rushed to judgment” before the results of his legal affairs, but do not work with these people in the future.
The comments occurred during an interview on stage today at the Italian Global Series Festival (IGSF) in Rimini, where the actor declared that he was “incredibly excited to return to work substantially”.
Questioned by the artistic director of the IGSF, Marco Spagnoli, on how his legal problems have changed him, Spacey said: “These experiences allowed me to stop, assess, reassess and listen, and be very grateful for the work that I am able to do both on screen and off screen.
“I am filled with gratitude for those of my industry who stood me next to me, the people who were ready to wait a result before the courts before deciding how they thought of me. These people have my confidence, and I will do everything I can to maintain their confidence for the rest of my life. ”
Without appointing names, he added: “For those who rushed to judgment and decided that I was guilty, and treated me accordingly, they have my forgiveness, but I do not seek them to collaborate.”
Spacey has received a Maximo Excellence Prize earlier this week, one of the many distinctions from Italian organizations and television organizations which have been granted to it in recent years. During his acceptance speech, he referred to Federico Fellini, his Se7en The Co-Stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, and the Italian director Franco Nero, whom he congratulated for having launched him in 2021 at a time when many others would not do it.
Spacey was met today at the Italian event by an excitable crowd of students, families and other public members, as well as journalists who were not allowed to ask questions during a question and answer session.
He told the public largely Partizan: “I did a lot of work for myself, [and] I continue to make films. I mentioned Franco Nero at the award ceremony because he was the first to get up and get started, and it started a trend. I have been working since and I’m incredibly excited to go back to work substantially because I have so many stories that I’m going to tell. “”
In Cannes last month, The usual suspects Star excavated to those who questioned a prize that he received there: “Who would never have thought that honors someone who was exempt in each courtroom in which he ever entered would be considered a courageous idea? But we are there. ” He discussed “blacklist” and cancel culture during the speech. THE House house And Se7en The actor was celebrated on the Riviera with a Better World Fund Gala Award for Excellence in Film and Television – A prize that is not officially associated with the Cannes Film Festival.
Since 2017, Spacey has been obstinate by legal problems, which have derailed his Hollywood career. He was acquitted of the sexual assault of four men in the United Kingdom two years ago and was not tried responsible in an American civil affair carried by actor Anthony Rapp. A series of alleged men inappropriately inappropriate by the actor during his time to work House house And while working in the British theater.
He now faces a new British costume from another actor, Ruari Cannon, who contributed to a documentary in 2024 on Spacey on Channel 4 and Discovery investigation. Spacey previously denied any reprehensible act compared to Cannon, qualifying the affirmations of “anonymized and non -specific” while criticizing the documentary so as not to have given it enough time to answer.
Spacey said in the past that he may have behaved inappropriately during his career, but denies that he behaved illegally.
Despite the new case, Spacey continues to act in independent films on the sidelines of the market. His casting in Nero The man who drew God leads to other roles, as in the conspiracy thriller The awakeningwho launched in Cannes with Cloud9 studios on board for sales, as well as thrillers Peter Five Eight,, 1780 and other projects.
