Kevin Spacey believes he can make a comeback in his career if he’s cleared of a litany of sexual assault charges, the actor recently said.
Speaking to Zeitmagazin in a rare interview for the actor, Spacey said that he knows people are “ready to hire” him as soon as any charges are cleared, although he didn’t get into any specifics.
“I know that there are people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London. The second that happens, they’re ready to move forward,” said Spacey.
Currently, Spacey is set to appear in court in London on June 28, 2023 on multiple charges relating to a handful of alleged sexual assault incidents that took place between 2001 and 2013. While Spacey has denied all allegations, he also said that, due to the charges, he thinks people are “afraid” to support him.
“It’s a time in which a lot of people are very afraid that if they support me, they will be canceled,” Spacey said, also noting that he doesn’t think his reputation will ever be rehabilitated, as he blamed the media for doing their “best to turn me into a monster, but from the people, I have seen nothing but affection.”
Last year, a New York jury found that Spacey did not sexually assault actor Antony Rapp, who first came forward against Spacey in 2017. Spacey says the results in London should be similar to those in New York.
“The moment scrutiny is applied, these things fall apart,” Spacey said. “That’s what happened in the Rapp trial, and that’s what will happen in this case.”
Once heralded as a legendary actor, Spacey’s career came to a screeching halt in 2017 when he was accused of making sexual advances on then-14-year-old Anthony Rapp (an actor who appeared in a Broadway show with Spacey) in 1986. More allegations came forward following that, leading to Netflix cutting ties with Spacey on their planned film Gore, as well as removing him from the final season of the series House of Cards.
