Kevin Spacey Settles Sex Assault Lawsuits

0:00On March 19th, Kevin Spacey has settled civil lawsuits with three British men who accused him of sexual assault between 2020 and 2013. The 66-year-old actor, known for his Oscar wins in American beauty and the usual suspects, reached an undisclosed out of court agreement that, halted upcoming trials set for October. Earlier this month, a high court judge paused the cases after both sides agreed to the terms, with no public details released on the settlement. Two of the men had previously testified in Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where he was acquitted on all nine charges involving four accusers. Spacey has always denied the allegations, claiming any encounters were consensual or never happened. The claims first emerged in 2017, leading to his removal from the TV show House of Cards and the film All the Money in the World. Meanwhile, a separate civil case against him in the United States was dismissed by a jury in 2022. The lawyers for the man mentioned seven others ready to testify, but those plans ended

1:02with the settlement. This resolution wraps up these long-running civil claims, leaving Spacey's legal battles in the past for now as he continues to defend his name.