8:33 ET, May 25 2021
KEVIN Spacey was one of Hollywood s most decorated actors - known for roles in acclaimed films like The Usual Suspects and American Beauty.
But following a string of historical claims he has faced time away from the screen.
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What were the allegations against Kevin Spacey?
Since allegations started pouring in against Kevin Spacey in 2017, Los Angeles prosecutors have dealt with two alleged sexual assaults that date back to 1992.
In December 2018, Spacey was charged with felony and indecent assault in a bar in Nantucket, Massachusetts after it was alleged he sexually assaulted an 18-year-old man in 2016. Lawyers failed to torpedo the case.
The Man Who Drew God), an Italian film from director Franco Nero. Advertisement Hide
L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio will star Nero as a blind artist with the ability to draw people’s portraits by simply listening to their voice. The
Telegraph has more details about the plot, which will involve Nero’s character being falsely accused of sexual abuse. According to FilmItalia, which is a database of contemporary Italian films, the film is a “fable on the need to rediscover the miraculous power of dignity in a world where media’s noise has solved the problem of man’s imperfection simply by removing the problem itself.”
And yet, after three years of lying low in London, he is set to re-emerge.
Spacey, now 61, is planning to star in an Italian-language film with Vanessa Redgrave, directed by her husband, Franco Nero.
In the wake of the scandal, Spacey was sacked from House Of Cards and replaced in the film All The Money In The World
He is to play a detective who is investigating claims of paedophilia.
These are levelled against a blind artist, to be played by Nero himself. The plot shows the claims to be baseless.
Filming is about to start in Turin. Nero, 79, said: ‘It’s a true story the story of a man who, though blind, creates sculptures of people’s faces.