Indeed, a trial against him opened in London and the second hearing took place at the beginning of the summer: accused by three men of four sexual assaults in the United Kingdom, he was present but pleaded not guilty. A strategy that has, for the moment, avoided prison: if he had refused to appear in court, an extradition would have been requested by the United Kingdom and he would have been locked up. For information, the charges date from when he was artistic director of a London theater.
But even left free, he should not return immediately to his country: the British prosecutor has asked for him to remain on the territory, a request to which he will surely be forced soon, when he has always refused to do so, arguing that his business is in the United States where he has a “nine year old dogs” according to his lawyer. However, he is not married and has no children.
In the United States, many other accusations had been leveled against him. If the lawsuit was dropped, he was dismissed fromHouse of Cards, the Netflix series in which he starred. Indeed, according to his colleagues, the atmosphere was difficult when he was in the area. The American channel CNN had, at the time, reported the words of ex-employees of the series, who described the actor as “predator“, explaining that he was setting a mood”toxic“.
Kevin Spacey is presumed innocent of the charges against him until the end of his trial.