On July 26, a London jury acquitted Kevin Spacey, clearing him of nine counts of sexually assaulting multiple men. Although the Oscar winner’s legal troubles seem to be behind him now, he’ll hardly be welcomed back into the Hollywood fold, insiders say.
«It’s not a matter of can Kevin work again, but who will work with him?» one producer told Page Six after the jury’s decision.
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Kevin had recently claimed that producers were eager to hire him in the event that he was cleared, and that might be the case… in Europe.
«Look at all these men accused of sex crimes, from Woody Allen to Roman Polanski, they’re all working in Europe,» a Hollywood source said. «Woody’s even got his new movie coming up at [the] Venice Film Festival.»
«All these men get a clean bill of health in Europe, but it’s harder to come back to Hollywood,» the source concluded.
Woody has been accused of molesting his own daughter, a claim he’s long denied. Roman was accused of sexual assault of a minor in 1977. Both have continued to make critically acclaimed movies outside of the United States.
Some people are wondering if Kevin can pull off a Johnny Depp-type of resurgence, as the «Pirates of the Caribbean» actor has essentially been the toast of the town since winning his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
«I think Kevin will come back the Johnny Depp way in Europe — I still don’t think people would employ him in Hollywood,» a movie insider told the New York Post’s gossip column.
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The «Baby Driver» star has always maintained his innocence and called the allegations against him «madness.» Still, his career plummeted after the accusations emerged — he was dropped from Ridley Scott’s 2017 movie «All The Money In The World» and he was axed from «House of Cards» after it was deemed that his alleged sexual misconduct was a breach of contract.
Since then, he was found not liable in a sexual misconduct civil trial in New York and criminal charges against him were dropped.
While it seems that Kevin’s Hollywood days are behind him, a producer said anything can happen: «Mel Gibson was allowed back to Hollywood after his anti-semitic rants, so you never know.»