Kevin Spacey shall be returning to a UK courtroom early subsequent 12 months to face trial, with the information coming a day after a Channel 4-Max documentary aired new allegations in regards to the two-time Oscar winner.
In keeping with Selection, Spacey will face a civil trial within the UK after being sued by a person who alleges he sexually assaulted him.
The trial will happen early subsequent 12 months. The person, who has been granted anonymity by the courtroom, claims he “suffered psychiatric harm and different monetary loss” because of the alleged sexual assault.
Spacey’s authorized crew had been in courtroom right this moment responding to a judgement in favor of Spacey’s accuser after they didn’t file his protection in time, Selection mentioned. Spacey was not current.
Final 12 months, the Home of Playing cards and American Magnificence star was discovered not responsible on 9 prices at London’s Southwark Crown Court docket, together with sexual assault, which had been alleged to have been dedicated between 2001 and 2013 and associated to 4 males.
The information comes the day after extra Kevin Spacey allegations aired in Channel 4 and Max’s Spacey Unmasked doc, which concludes tonight. A number of males make the allegations together with a former actor, Ruari Cannon, who says that Spacey touched him in a extremely intimate means in June 2013, when he was 21. Spacey denies the allegations and says Channel 4 didn’t give him sufficient time to reply, which the broadcaster disputes. Over the weekend, Spacey featured on former GB Information presenter Dan Wootton’s YouTube channel, saying: “I take full duty for my previous behaviour and my actions. However I can not and won’t take duty or apologise to anybody who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated tales about me.”
Deadline has reached out to Spacey’s reps for remark.