“I will not sit back and be attacked”: Kevin Spacey takes to social media about ‘Spacey Unmasked’ doc
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on May 3, 2024
Kevin Spacey has gone on the attack regarding a new U.K. documentary called Spacey Unmasked that will feature interviews with men that purportedly had interactions with the embattled Oscar winner.
The documentary will air on the U.K.’s Channel 4 on May 6 and 7, but could come to our shores thanks to a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns Max.
In a post on X, Spacey expressed, “Over the last week, I have repeatedly requested that @Channel4
afford me more than 7 days to respond to allegations made against me dating back 48 years and provide me with sufficient details to investigate these matters.”
He continued, “Channel 4 has refused on the basis that they feel that asking for a response in 7 days to new, anonymized and non-specific allegations is a ‘fair opportunity’ for me to refute any allegations made against me.”
Spacey added, “I will not sit back and be attacked by a dying network’s one-sided ‘documentary’ about me in their desperate attempt for ratings. There’s a proper channel to handle allegations against me and it’s not Channel 4.”
Spacey, who in 2023 was found not guilty in a U.K. court of multiple charges of sexual assault dating back decades, added, “Each time I have been given the time and a proper forum to defend myself, the allegations have failed under scrutiny and I have been exonerated.”
He also implored fans to “tune in” to his social media “to see my response” to the two-part doc.
For its part, Channel 4 insisted to Variety that it gave Spacey “sufficient opportunity to respond” to the project.
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