Kevin Spacey Praised & Defended By Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone, & Stephen Fry In Wake Of Biting UK Documentary & New Trial; “Our Industry Needs Him,” Says ‘Taken’ Star

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Kevin Spacey is facing another sexual assault trial in the UK next year, but today the two-time Oscar winner saw some major star power in his corner.

Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone and Stephen Fry have come forward with unequivocal support for Spacey as the much-accused actor has been back in the spotlight via new Channel 4 docuseries with even more allegations of severe misconduct. “I was deeply saddened to learn of these accusations against him,” Taken franchise star Neesom told the Telegraph today. “Kevin is a good man and a man of character.

He’s sensitive, articulate and non-judgmental, with a terrific sense of humour. He is also one of our finest artists in the theatre and on camera. “Personally speaking, our industry needs him and misses him greatly,” Neeson, no total stranger to controversy himself, concluded.

Basic Instinct star Stone told the UK broadsheet: “I can’t wait to see Kevin back at work. He is a genius. He is so elegant and fun, generous to a fault and knows more about our craft than most of us ever will.” Addressing the claims of assault and more that Spacey has fought against in and out of court since 2017, past Oscar nominee Stone added: “It’s terrible that they are blaming him for not being able to come to terms with themselves for using him and negotiating with themselves because they didn’t get their secret agendas.” Some of those so-called agendas against Spacey, who has won most of the sexual misconduct suits against him over the past several years or seen them shuttered due to deaths and more, were unveiled in Channel 4’s May 4 debuting Spacey Unmasked.