Kevin Spacey Cleared of Sexual Assault Charges in U.K. Trial

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K.J. Yossman Gene Fallaize, the director of Kevin Spacey’s most recent film, has said he stands by his decision to cast the actor while he was awaiting trial for sexual assault. Spacey was cleared on all counts on Thursday following a four-week trial in London’s Southwark Crown Court.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey had tears in his eyes as a jury cleared him of nine sex offences.The Hollywood star, 64, had been on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of sexually assaulting four men in the period between 2001 and 2013. After 12 hours and 26 minutes, the jury panel acquitted Spacey of seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

The verdict is in for Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault case.

Kevin Spacey has been cleared of nine sex offences following a trial. The Oscar-winning actor had tears in his eyes as a jury at Southwark Crown Court found him not guilty of sexually assaulting four men between 2001 and 2013.

Kevin Spacey was acquitted of the sexual assault charges against him on his 64th birthday on Wednesday.

Kevin Spacey was cleared of all sexual assault charges on Wednesday, July 26, following his four-week trial in the U.K.

Kevin Spacey has been cleared of sexual assault charges in a London trial.The actor was acquitted of all nine charges at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday (July 26), including seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.As reported by Reuters, Spacey began to cry when the verdict was returned by the jury, before he thanked court staff.During the four-week trial, Spacey was accused of sexual offences against four men, alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2013. He was accused of performing a sex act on a former aspiring actor while he slept, and of several other assaults – including grabbing a driver’s crotch during a car ride to a celebrity party outside London.Ahead of the trial, Spacey denied all the charges and described the prosecution’s case against him as “weak”.In court, the actor said he had been “open” about times he had been “promiscuous”, saying: “It doesn’t make me a bad person.”During his closing speech, Spacey’s defence barrister, Patrick Gibbs KC, accused three of the four men of lying “for reasons which, ultimately, will only ever be known to themselves”, while suggesting the fourth was intoxicated.“It’s not a crime to like sex, even if you’re famous and it’s not a crime to have sex, even if you’re famous, and it’s not a crime to have casual sex,” Gibbs told jurors.

Kevin Spacey was found not guilty Wednesday of all the sexual assault charges he was facing in a U.K. trial.

Kevin Spacey broke down in tears after a jury found him not guilty of committing sex offenses against four men.The two-time Oscar winner, 64, was acquitted of nine charges — including sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity — by a London court on Wednesday.He faced the possibility of life in prison if found guilty of the crimes. The charges pertained to sex offense allegations that plaintiffs claimed took place between 2004 and 2013, while the star of acclaimed films such as “The Usual Suspects” and “Seven” served as artistic director at London’s historic Old Vic theater.The jury, composed of six men and three women, deliberated for three days after hearing mountains of evidence over the course of the five-week trial.

Kevin Spacey has not been found guilty.

K.J. Yossman Over the five weeks I’ve spent reporting on Kevin Spacey’s trial for sexual assault, I’ve been struck more than once by how much the experience could be mistaken for an immersive theater show.

One of the highest-profile entertainment biz legal cases ever has been playing out in a London courtroom over the past month, and Deadline has been following every step of the way.

K.J. Yossman Kevin Spacey’s fate now lies with 12 members of the British public. Five weeks after the “House of Cards” actor’s trial for sexual assault first began at Southwark Crown Court in London, the jury has retired to consider the verdict. On Monday morning Judge Wall, who has been presiding over the case, walked jurors through all the evidence they had heard over the last month to help refresh their memories. Since the trial first began on June 28, the jury has heard from four men who have each accused Spacey of sexual or indecent assault between 2004 and 2013, as well as from their friends and family. They also heard from witnesses for the defense, including Spacey himself as well as Elton John and David Furnish, who testified as to Spacey’s presence at their annual White Tie and Tiara ball, plus numerous character witnesses, including Spacey’s niece.

The jury in the sex offences trial of Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been sent out to begin its deliberations.