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Kevin Spacey to return to movies in pedophile drama after sex assault claims destroyed his career
KEVIN Spacey is set to star in his first film since sexual assault allegations surfaced nearly four years ago.
The movie, called “L’uomo Che Disegno Dio” or “The Man Who Drew God”, will feature Spacey playing a detective investigating a blind man accused of pedophilia.
Kevin Spacey will play a detective investigating a blind man accused of pedophilia[/caption]
Franco Nero (L) will direct the movie with his wife Vanessa Redgrave (R) starring in it alongside Spacey[/caption]
The Italian film will be directed by Franco Nero, who is most known for the roles he played in movies such as the spaghetti-western Django in 1966.
The movie will also star Nero’s wife, British actress Vanessa Redgrave, and reportedly begin filming in Turin, Italy, in the coming weeks.
“I’m very happy Kevin agreed to participate in my film,” Nero told ABC News.
“I consider him a great actor and I can’t wait to start the movie.”
In a phone interview to CNN on Monday Nero told the outlet: “I cast him because he is a great actor” and when asked whether the accusations made against Spacey, Nero said he believes they are “false”.
The 61-year-old actor’s career fell apart in 2017 when he faced multiple accusations and lawsuits over alleged sexual misconduct in recent years.
Actor Anthony Rapp accused him of sexually assaulting him at the age of 14.
Rapp was the first alleged victim to come forward, claiming that Kevin – who was 26 at the time – had made a sexual advance upon him in 1986.
In total, more than 30 men claimed that they had been victims of Kevin’s unwanted advances.
Spacey has stayed relatively silent since the accusations four years ago except for videos posted to his YouTube page.
In December Spacey uploaded his annual Christmas video urging those who “feel guilty or shame” to seek help in an anti-suicide message.
“If you’re standing in a place that you can no longer remain standing, if you’re suffering and need help, if you feel guilt or shame, if you’re struggling with your identity, if your back’s up against the wall or if you feel that there is no path for you,” he said.
“Whatever your situation, I promise you there is a path and that at this time, during this holiday and beyond, even if you don’t feel it, there are people out there who understand and who can help.”
Spacey has denied all allegations against him and the final US criminal case was closed in July 2019, but police in London are probing sex harassment claims during the star’s time at the Old Vic theatre.
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London’s Old Vic theatre, where Spacey was an artistic director from 2004 to 2015, also apologized as it revealed it had received 20 allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Theatre bosses said a “cult of personality” had contributed to the organisation’s failings.
He was stripped of an International Emmy Award and his acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards killed off his central character as they axed him from the show.
