The news that criminal charges against Kevin Spacey in the Nantucket groping case have been dropped raises an inevitable question: does this mean he can claw his way back into Hollywood’s good graces? Or maybe more importantly: should it?
Spacey’s rapid descent was startling, even as it quickly followed that of the once untouchable producing powerhouse Harvey Weinstein. Spacey was a beloved actor whose roles in everything from “The Usual Suspects” to “House of Cards” made him a pop cultural icon; the year he fell from grace, he even hosted the Tony Awards. That all changed when actor Anthony Rapp gave an explosive interview to BuzzFeed accusing Spacey of assaulting him at a party when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. What were once whispers about Spacey’s impropriety towards younger men suddenly became insistent shouts. The case that was just dropped emerged shortly thereafter as a man who...
Spacey’s rapid descent was startling, even as it quickly followed that of the once untouchable producing powerhouse Harvey Weinstein. Spacey was a beloved actor whose roles in everything from “The Usual Suspects” to “House of Cards” made him a pop cultural icon; the year he fell from grace, he even hosted the Tony Awards. That all changed when actor Anthony Rapp gave an explosive interview to BuzzFeed accusing Spacey of assaulting him at a party when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. What were once whispers about Spacey’s impropriety towards younger men suddenly became insistent shouts. The case that was just dropped emerged shortly thereafter as a man who...
- 7/18/2019
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
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