The once-celebrated star fell out of favour with Tinseltown after he was hit with multiple accusations of sexual assault. After being off screens since leaving Netflix in 2017, he is now set to in a 10-part comedy series.
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey has shared that he is returning to television screens after he was acquitted of sexual assault in 2023.
The Oscar winner, who was fired from Netflix in 2017 following multiple accusations of sexual assault, has landed a role in an Italian comedy series playing himself. It marks his first television performance since his removal from House of Cards.
The comedy show is called Minimarket and follows shop worker Manlio Viganò who dreams of becoming an actor. Starring Filippo Laganà as the lead, Kevin appears as his imaginary friend, offering guidance and advice.
According to Variety, Spacey is Viganò’s “artistic conscience and unpredictable mentor,” and the comedy comes from their relationship of “bickering, misunderstandings and mutual teasing.” The 10-episode series will be available to watch on RAI’s RaiPlay on 26th December.
In the lead-up to the show airing, Laganà has been sharing multiple posts featuring Kevin. Next to a black and white snap of the two actors, the 31-year-old wrote: “Thank you, Mr Spacey, it’s been a true honor.”
In another post, Laganà capitalised on Kevin’s recent comments about having nowhere to live, joking: “He’s not homeless. He’s living in MiniMarket! Minimarket is coming.”
In November, Kevin said in an interview with The Telegraph that he was homeless after being frozen out of Hollywood in the wake of sexual assault allegations first made against him seven years ago.
The 66-year-old actor, once one of the most powerful figures in the film industry, said he has been forced to give up his house and place all of his belongings in storage as a result of what he described as “astronomical” legal bills. He said the financial strain of defending himself in multiple cases dating back to 2017 has wiped out his savings and ended his ability to maintain a permanent home.
Instead, the actor explained that his work requires him to move around constantly, saying he stays in hotels and Airbnbs and travels wherever jobs take him. He said he doesn’t currently have a permanent base, but later addressed the comments in a video shared on Instagram to clarify that he was not homeless in the traditional sense.
He stressed that he was not comparing himself to people experiencing genuine housing or financial hardship, including those forced to live on the streets or in their vehicles.
Spacey, who was found not guilty on nine sexual assault charges at London’s Southwark Crown Court, won Academy Awards for American Beauty and The Usual Suspects and was widely regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation.
His career imploded after he was accused in 2017 of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in 1986. He denied the allegation and fought the case in civil court in New York, where he was cleared in 2022.
Following his interview, it was revealed by the BBC that the 66-year-old has been hit with three more claims of sexual assault that will go to court next year. According to the broadcaster, Spacey has denied all allegations of wrongdoing and has formally denied two of the claims and is yet to file a defence with the court in the third.
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