Kevin Spacey compares losing acting gigs from assault accusations to coronavirus layoffs in uncovered video

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAs has become Olympics tradition, NBC has spent every night of its primetime coverage unveiling the stories of top U.S. athletes like it’s selling a weepy drama about their lives. Figure skater Nathan Chen came to Beijing to banish bad memories of his last botched Olympics, the humiliating clip of which NBC will whip out at a moment’s notice to underline his plight.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticFor a couple of decades now, Steven Soderbergh’s “little” movies — the lo-fi dramas, often quirky thrillers, that he makes as palette cleansers in between his higher profile projects — have been a pleasurably idiosyncratic, off-on-his-own-cloud thing. Some of them are good (like “Bubble” and “Side Effects”), some are meh (like “Haywire”), and one is great (“The Girlfriend Experience”); none of them make much of an impact in the marketplace.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTwo new movies, Kenneth Branagh’s star-studded murder mystery “Death on the Nile” and Jennifer Lopez’s romantic comedy “Marry Me,” hope to appeal to people who aren’t all that interested in Super Bowl festivities.Football’s biggest weekend has traditionally led to lighter movie theater attendance, though Disney and Universal (the studios behind the box office’s newest offerings) are banking on their films to serve as can’t-miss counterprogramming against Sunday’s big game.“Death on the Nile” looks to have a leg up on the competition; it’s on track to open to $11 million to $14 million from 3,200 theaters. “Marry Me,” which is landing on the streaming service Peacock on the same day as its theatrical release, is estimated to collect at least $10 million from 3,600 venues between Friday and Sunday.

Zack Snyder is gathering quite the ensemble for his next film as Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher and Doona Bae are set to join Snyder’s Rebel Moon at Netflix starring Sofia Boutella. Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi and Sky Yang are also set to round out the cast. Snyder is directing the film as well as co-writing it with Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad, based on a story by Snyder and Johnstad. Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller and Snyder will produce for The Stone Quarry along with Eric Newman for Grand Electric.

Brooke Shields is slipping into a new pair of jeans. The actress is modeling some fresh denim for Jordache’s Spring 2022 campaign shot by photographer Cass Bird and styled by Deborah Watson.The 56-year-old went topless for one of the sizzling snaps. "We are excited to work with Brooke Shields," said Liz Berlinger, President of Jordache, to Fox News Digital in a statement sent on Wednesday.

Stephen King’s iconic story is getting a whole new life.

A post shared by Larry Birkhead (@larryanddannielynn)"Still remembering this one 15 years after her death," he wrote alongside a throwback of him snuggling up to Anna. "She was truly one of a kind. She struggled for love and acceptance.

Emmerdale fans couldn’t help but gush over a heartbroken Priya Kotecha as she gave an emotional farewell to former flame Ellis Chapman while he jetted off to Australia.During Wednesday’s instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers watched the emotional businesswoman well up as she watched her ex leave the village for good.Until recently, the raven-haired beauty had been avoiding the traveller after she learnt of his plan to move overseas through a third party.But as he finished packing up the last of his things ready for the big flight down under, Priya made the decision to drop all of her upcoming meetings for the day to say a final farewell to dashing hunk one last time.And it appears as though viewers were just as moved by her touching speech as they gushed over the actress online.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has compared losing all his work after being accused of sexual assault in 2017 to those around the world losing their jobs due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Kevin Spacey has compared his downfall and losing jobs following allegations of sexual assault to those who are struggling and losing work amid the current coronavirus pandemic.

Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey empathises with those left out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic after having his world “suddenly stop” amid sexual misconduct allegations in late 2017.

Kevin Spacey is under fire for comparing the fallout of his career to the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic. During episode of Bits & Pretzels podcast with Britta Weddeling, which aired in April, Spacey said: "I don't often like to tell people that I can relate to their situation because I think it undermines the experience that they may be having, which is their own unique and very personal experience.

Has your life been severely impacted by circumstances out of your control? Accused serial predator Kevin Spacey says he can relate!

It was back in 2017 when House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual assault. And now, the 60-year old actor has spoken up for the first time in three years about the #MeToo accusations. Kevin not only talks about his three year long painful journey but also relates some of his agonies with the current situation that has emerged owing to the Coronavirus crisis. As per a report, the disgraced star states that he can relate to the workers laid off amidst the pandemic.

Kevin Spacey has broken his silence for the first time since being accused of a string of sex assaults. 

Kathryn Hahn is putting a coronavirus quarantine spin on David Mamet’s 1992 film “Glengarry Glen Ross”.

Kathryn Hahn is putting a coronavirus quarantine spin on David Mamet’s 1992 film “Glengarry Glen Ross”.

As bars, movie theatres, gyms and restaurants close due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, many people around the world are choosing to stay home and watch TV while practising social distancing.

Smirking socialite Ghislaine Maxwell sat on the Queen's throne next to actor Kevin Spacey during a tour of Buckingham Palace.

Jeffrey Epstein's ex Ghislaine Maxwell and Hollywood superstar Kevin Spacey were given a tour of Buckingham Palace by Prince Andrew, it has emerged.

A harrowing accusation of rape against actor Timothy Hutton, surfaced in a BuzzFeed story on Monday, raises questions about a new film in which he co-stars about the life of activist icon Gloria Steinem.