Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone have joined Stephen Fry and F. Murray Abraham in supporting Kevin Spacey‘s return to Hollywood.Their comments come on the back of newly surfaced allegations against Spacey in the recent Channel 4 documentary Spacey Unmasked.“Kevin is a good man and a man of character,” Neeson told The Telegraph, adding he was “deeply saddened” to learn of new accusations against the House of Cards actor.Spacey has not worked in Hollywood since being accused of sexual misconduct by several men in 2017.
The actor was found not guilty last year of all charges, and in 2022 a US court dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against him.Several other lawsuits have also been dropped, and Spacey has denied all allegations.
This month, however, 10 more men came forward with accusations of abuse in the two-part Channel 4 documentary.In response to the project, Spacey wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “I will not sit back and be attacked by a dying network’s one-sided ‘documentary’ about me in their desperate attempt for ratings.”Continuing his defence of Spacey, Neeson described the actor as “one of our finest artists in the theatre and on camera.
Personally speaking, our industry needs him and misses him greatly.”Stone added: “I can’t wait to see Kevin back at work. He is a genius.
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