Regardless of Kevin Spacey‘s fall from grace lately, he nonetheless has a minimum of some allies in Hollywood.
Following sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to the 2x Oscar winner in 2017, Brian Cox lately spoke up in protection of his “previous pal” Spacey as he decried cancel tradition in Hollywood.
“Kevin is an previous pal of mine. All proper, Kevin did sure issues… He additionally did loads of extraordinary work,” he informed The i Paper. “And I discover that actually petty, and I simply don’t prefer it. It’s sneaky and petty and never proper.
“Not everyone is abusive. I’ve by no means discovered Kevin Spacey abusive. He was misguided, actually, when it comes to his sexuality, however that’s to do with him coming to phrases together with his personal sexuality and the way he’s handled that, and the dilemma that it’s precipitated in his life.
“We’ve received to an age now the place persons are going, ‘Oh, that’s unhealthy, he’s out, increase, he’s cancelled.’ What do you imply ‘cancelled’? How dare you cancel anyone?” added Cox, who starred with Spacey within the 1994 Walt Disney Photos film Iron Will.
After he was discovered not liable in a 2022 lawsuit introduced by Anthony Rapp and found not guilty in a London civil intercourse crimes trial in 2023, Spacey was the topic of the Channel 4 documentary Spacey Unmasked, which debuted within the US on Max final yr.
“I can’t pay the bills that I owe,” Spacey informed Piers Morgan final yr after revealing his Baltimore dwelling was in foreclosures following his lack of labor because the allegations. “I’m not fairly certain the place I’m going to dwell now.”
Spacey’s crime thriller Peter Five Eight premiered at AFM in November.
