The label of a character actor tends to be interpreted as general audiences calling someone “that guy” in a movie. Stanley Tucci seems slightly above that description, bringing memorable and popular performances to the mainstream. From the purple-haired host Caesar Flickerman to Nigel, the lovable confidant of Miranda Priestly that gets stabbed in the back, there’s really nothing he can’t do. As Tusker, a man living with Alzheimer’s in Harry Macqueen’s “Supernova,” the actor’s actor may have found his strongest awards vehicle yet.
With Bleecker Street submitting Tucci for best supporting actor for the Academy Awards, he will compete in a category that has been very friendly to the character actors and overdue veterans. Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) are the most prominent examples from the last 20 years. Despite just one Oscar nomination...
With Bleecker Street submitting Tucci for best supporting actor for the Academy Awards, he will compete in a category that has been very friendly to the character actors and overdue veterans. Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) are the most prominent examples from the last 20 years. Despite just one Oscar nomination...
- 11/17/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin Spacey briefly resurfaced on the streets of Spain to sing and play guitar alongside a street band, two months after his sexual assault criminal case was dropped in Massachusetts.
The former House of Cards star, 60, was spotted in Seville on Saturday singing along to “La Bamba” and The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” along with a lively group of revelers.
In a series of videos posted to Instagram, Spacey holds a guitar he appears to have borrowed from the band and strums along as people in the street sing with him.
The actor, wearing a long-sleeve button-down, eventually hands the...
The former House of Cards star, 60, was spotted in Seville on Saturday singing along to “La Bamba” and The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” along with a lively group of revelers.
In a series of videos posted to Instagram, Spacey holds a guitar he appears to have borrowed from the band and strums along as people in the street sing with him.
The actor, wearing a long-sleeve button-down, eventually hands the...
- 9/5/2019
- by Rachel DeSantis, Phil Boucher
- PEOPLE.com
Massachusetts prosecutors have dropped an indecent assault and battery case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a Nantucket bar in 2016.
The Cape and Islands district attorney announced the decision today, the Associated Press reports.
The decision comes after the man accusing Spacey suddenly dropped his civil lawsuit against the Oscar winner. Spacey was accused of getting an 18-year-old man drunk and then groping him at a Nantucket restaurant and bar where the teen worked as a busboy.
Spacey denied the allegations.
The case was crippled after the accuser refused to testify about text messages the defense claims were deleted, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
In a July 8 pretrial hearing, the accuser took the Fifth after the ex-House of Cards star’s lead defense attorney warned him that erasing evidence is a chargeable felony in the commonwealth. Spacey himself was not there, but the man and his parents — including his mother,...
The Cape and Islands district attorney announced the decision today, the Associated Press reports.
The decision comes after the man accusing Spacey suddenly dropped his civil lawsuit against the Oscar winner. Spacey was accused of getting an 18-year-old man drunk and then groping him at a Nantucket restaurant and bar where the teen worked as a busboy.
Spacey denied the allegations.
The case was crippled after the accuser refused to testify about text messages the defense claims were deleted, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
In a July 8 pretrial hearing, the accuser took the Fifth after the ex-House of Cards star’s lead defense attorney warned him that erasing evidence is a chargeable felony in the commonwealth. Spacey himself was not there, but the man and his parents — including his mother,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The criminal sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey in Massachusetts has been dropped, according to court filings by Nantucket District Attorney Michael O’Keefe on Wednesday.
The charge of felony indecent assault and battery was dropped due to “the unavailability of the complaining witness.” The unnamed accuser, who claimed that Spacey groped him at a Nantucket bar three years ago, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a pre-trial hearing last week.
During the hearing, Spacey’s attorney, Alan Jackson, asked the accuser about the location of a phone he used to send text messages about the incident, some of which Spacey’s attorneys say have been deleted and show that the accuser “exaggerated” his telling of the bar encounter.
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“On one of the screenshots, one half of the conversation is missing, but I did not delete anything,...
The charge of felony indecent assault and battery was dropped due to “the unavailability of the complaining witness.” The unnamed accuser, who claimed that Spacey groped him at a Nantucket bar three years ago, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a pre-trial hearing last week.
During the hearing, Spacey’s attorney, Alan Jackson, asked the accuser about the location of a phone he used to send text messages about the incident, some of which Spacey’s attorneys say have been deleted and show that the accuser “exaggerated” his telling of the bar encounter.
Also Read: Kevin Spacey Accuser Refuses to Testify, Sexual Assault Case Now Risks Dismissal
“On one of the screenshots, one half of the conversation is missing, but I did not delete anything,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
A criminal case of alleged sexual assault against actor Kevin Spacey was dropped Wednesday, according to the Nantucket District Court Clerk's Office in Massachusetts.
The reason given was "the unavailability of the complaining witness."
Mitchell Garabedian, the attorney for the man accusing Spacey, said in a statement, "My client and his family have shown an enormous amount of courage under difficult circumstances. I have no further comment at this time."
A lawyer for Spacey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2017, former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh held ...
The reason given was "the unavailability of the complaining witness."
Mitchell Garabedian, the attorney for the man accusing Spacey, said in a statement, "My client and his family have shown an enormous amount of courage under difficult circumstances. I have no further comment at this time."
A lawyer for Spacey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2017, former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh held ...
- 7/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey may not proceed to trial after the man who accused the actor of groping him three years ago refused to testify during a pre-trial hearing.
On Monday, the unnamed accuser was questioned by Spacey’s attorney, Alan Jackson, about the alleged 2016 incident at a Nantucket bar where the then 18-year-old accuser claims to have been groped by Spacey. According to local ABC affiliate Wcvb, Jackson asked the accuser about the location of a phone he used to send text messages about the incident, some of which Spacey’s attorneys say have been deleted and show that the accuser “exaggerated” his telling of the bar encounter.
The accuser denied deleting any text messages from his phone, which has gone missing since screenshots of the text messages were sent to police. The accuser’s father, Nick Little, denied that he or his wife, former Wcvb news anchor Heather Unruh,...
On Monday, the unnamed accuser was questioned by Spacey’s attorney, Alan Jackson, about the alleged 2016 incident at a Nantucket bar where the then 18-year-old accuser claims to have been groped by Spacey. According to local ABC affiliate Wcvb, Jackson asked the accuser about the location of a phone he used to send text messages about the incident, some of which Spacey’s attorneys say have been deleted and show that the accuser “exaggerated” his telling of the bar encounter.
The accuser denied deleting any text messages from his phone, which has gone missing since screenshots of the text messages were sent to police. The accuser’s father, Nick Little, denied that he or his wife, former Wcvb news anchor Heather Unruh,...
- 7/8/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
A man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 2016, an accusation for which the actor currently faces a criminal charge, abruptly dropped a civil suit against Spacey for damages on Friday.
The five-page civil complaint, which was filed last week in a Nantucket superior court, had sought an unspecified amount for damages claiming that the teenage man has “suffered, and will continue to suffer in the future severe mental distress and emotional injuries.”
However, on Friday morning, the accuser’s attorney Mitchell Garabedian sent TheWrap a copy of a court document noting that his client is voluntarily dropping the lawsuit “with prejudice and without costs to any party.” This means that the plaintiff is forbidden from filing another lawsuit based on the same grounds.
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“Plaintiff states that because no adverse...
The five-page civil complaint, which was filed last week in a Nantucket superior court, had sought an unspecified amount for damages claiming that the teenage man has “suffered, and will continue to suffer in the future severe mental distress and emotional injuries.”
However, on Friday morning, the accuser’s attorney Mitchell Garabedian sent TheWrap a copy of a court document noting that his client is voluntarily dropping the lawsuit “with prejudice and without costs to any party.” This means that the plaintiff is forbidden from filing another lawsuit based on the same grounds.
Also Read: Kevin Spacey Accuser Files Civil Suit Connected to Nantucket Criminal Case
“Plaintiff states that because no adverse...
- 7/5/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The young man who filed a civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey over an alleged groping incident in 2016 has withdrawn the suit, according to the attorney representing the man.
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian said in an email to select media organizations including the Associated Press today that the suit filed by his client June 26 in Nantucket Superior Court has been voluntarily dismissed. The attorney provided no reason for the dismissal, and he noted he would have no further comment.
The criminal charges against Spacey stemming from the cast remain unchanged. The actor has pleaded not guilt to indecent assault in battery stemming from the incident at a Nantucket bar in 2016 during which the alleged victim – then an 18-year-old man working as a bus boy at the Club Car restaurant – says Spacey got him drunk and sexually assaulted him. The young man is the son of a Boston TV anchor.
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian said in an email to select media organizations including the Associated Press today that the suit filed by his client June 26 in Nantucket Superior Court has been voluntarily dismissed. The attorney provided no reason for the dismissal, and he noted he would have no further comment.
The criminal charges against Spacey stemming from the cast remain unchanged. The actor has pleaded not guilt to indecent assault in battery stemming from the incident at a Nantucket bar in 2016 during which the alleged victim – then an 18-year-old man working as a bus boy at the Club Car restaurant – says Spacey got him drunk and sexually assaulted him. The young man is the son of a Boston TV anchor.
- 7/5/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A man who accused actor Kevin Spacey of groping him at a bar in Nantucket, an accusation for which Spacey currently faces a criminal charge, has sued Spacey for damages.
The five-page civil complaint obtained by The Wrap, which was filed Wednesday in a Nantucket court, seeks an unspecified amount for damages claiming that the man has “suffered, and will continue to suffer in the future severe mental distress and emotional injuries.”
The civil filing also states that due to “explicit sexual behavior and lewd and lascivious conduct with the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff is unable at this time to fully disclose in complete detail to what degree Defendant Kevin Spacey Fowler did abuse the Plaintiff emotionally and physically.”
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The charges are connected to an incident reported in November of last year, when former Boston news...
The five-page civil complaint obtained by The Wrap, which was filed Wednesday in a Nantucket court, seeks an unspecified amount for damages claiming that the man has “suffered, and will continue to suffer in the future severe mental distress and emotional injuries.”
The civil filing also states that due to “explicit sexual behavior and lewd and lascivious conduct with the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff is unable at this time to fully disclose in complete detail to what degree Defendant Kevin Spacey Fowler did abuse the Plaintiff emotionally and physically.”
Also Read: Kevin Spacey Calls for Anonymous Accuser to Be Identified in Lawsuit Dismissal Motion
The charges are connected to an incident reported in November of last year, when former Boston news...
- 6/27/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Kevin Spacey had a minor run-in with law enforcement just hours after appearing in court on Monday, People confirms.
The actor, 59, was pulled over for speeding near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told People.
Spacey, who was in the driver’s seat, was not given a ticket. The former House of Cards star, who has been recently staying at an apartment in Baltimore, was joined by his attorney, Alan Jackson, who was in the passenger’s seat.
“Kevin Spacey was given a verbal warning not to speed,” the spokesperson said.
TMZ, which was the first to report,...
The actor, 59, was pulled over for speeding near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told People.
Spacey, who was in the driver’s seat, was not given a ticket. The former House of Cards star, who has been recently staying at an apartment in Baltimore, was joined by his attorney, Alan Jackson, who was in the passenger’s seat.
“Kevin Spacey was given a verbal warning not to speed,” the spokesperson said.
TMZ, which was the first to report,...
- 1/8/2019
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with felony sexual assault from an alleged 2016 incident in a Massachusetts bar involving an 18-year-old bus boy, People confirms.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by People, Spacey, 59, will be arraigned on Jan. 7 in Nantucket District Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery.
The charge comes more than a year after former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh publicly accused Spacey of assaulting her then 18-year-old son at a bar in July 2016. The alleged incident — at the Club Car, a bar in Nantucket — is the basis for the current charges.
Unruh said...
According to a criminal complaint obtained by People, Spacey, 59, will be arraigned on Jan. 7 in Nantucket District Court on a charge of indecent assault and battery.
The charge comes more than a year after former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh publicly accused Spacey of assaulting her then 18-year-old son at a bar in July 2016. The alleged incident — at the Club Car, a bar in Nantucket — is the basis for the current charges.
Unruh said...
- 12/24/2018
- by Greg Hanlon
- PEOPLE.com
A new criminal complaint was issued against actor Kevin Spacey for indecent assault and battery for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old boy at a Nantucket, Massachusetts restaurant in 2016, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe said in a statement Monday to TheWrap.
The felony complaint stems from an accusation made by Boston news anchor Heather Unruh, who accused Spacey in November 2017 of sexually assaulting her teenage son. According to the Da’s statement, the “alleged incident occurred on or around July 7, 2016 at a local restaurant.”
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A public show-cause hearing was held in the case on Dec. 20, in which Clerk Magistrate Ryan Kearney issued a criminal complaint for the charge “against Kevin S. Fowler, also known as Kevin Spacey,” O’Keefe said.
The felony complaint stems from an accusation made by Boston news anchor Heather Unruh, who accused Spacey in November 2017 of sexually assaulting her teenage son. According to the Da’s statement, the “alleged incident occurred on or around July 7, 2016 at a local restaurant.”
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A public show-cause hearing was held in the case on Dec. 20, in which Clerk Magistrate Ryan Kearney issued a criminal complaint for the charge “against Kevin S. Fowler, also known as Kevin Spacey,” O’Keefe said.
- 12/24/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
11:35 Am Pt -- TMZ has obtained a copy of the criminal complaint against Spacey ... and it's disturbing and graphic. In the docs, the alleged victim told police Spacey started buying him drinks after he got off work at Club Car bar, Spacey asked the teen about his penis size, tried to get him to come back to Spacey's house for an after party, and Spacey reached through his pants and touched his penis. According to the docs,...
- 12/24/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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