Kevin Spacey fights back, insists "I have nothing left to hide"

He breaks his silence, admitting to past mistakes while denying illegal actions and power abuse in Hollywood.

Kevin Spacey is pushing back against a wave of new sexual harassment and assault allegations featured in the upcoming UK documentary Spacey Unmasked airing on Channel 4 premiering in the U.K. on May 6-7.

In a candid two-hour-plus interview with Dan Wootton streamed on X, the embattled actor declared, "I've got nothing left to hide."
 

Kevin Spacey finally gets his Right of Reply.
“I’ve got nothing left to hide – you are my jury.”
In a Dan Wootton Outspoken World Exclusive, as Channel 4 tries to cancel him again, the Oscar-winner gives his first interview in 7 years – and responds to EVERY allegation and more! pic.twitter.com/a1GmudgisM

— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) May 3, 2024

While admitting to past flirtatious and sometimes inappropriate behaviour, Spacey vehemently denied any illegal actions. "I take full responsibility for my past behaviour and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologise to anyone who's made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me," he stated.

The actor, whose Hollywood career imploded after the initial 2017 accusations, lamented the financial toll the scandal has taken. "I've lost my house. I've got one foot in bankruptcy," he said.  He expressed gratitude for recent indie film opportunities.

Spacey repeatedly insisted that he must combat these fresh allegations to stand any chance of returning to Hollywood. "I would really love to be above all this ... but I have finally realised that if I don't fight back, this will never end!" he declared.

Responding to the documentary, Spacey addressed the criticism that he used his coming out as gay in 2017 to deflect from accusations of sexual misbehaviour.  "It was terribly timed and thought out," he conceded.

The actor admitted to past apologies for inappropriate actions but insisted they were private affairs. "It's meaningless and completely impersonal to apologise on Oprah or Anderson Cooper for something you might have done to someone else," he said.

Spacey addressed questions about the power dynamics in Hollywood that critics say allowed his alleged behaviour to go unchecked for years. He countered, "If I was really this monster ... why aren't people asking questions about the networks and the studios who were all too happy to monetize off of me?"

While admitting to flirting with other actors, he maintained, "I was not employing them. I was not their boss."  Spacey insists he's ready to own his past mistakes but argues that Hollywood doesn't offer a path back after such accusations.

The interview also touched on specific allegations to be featured in Spacey Unmasked, including an incident with an intern on the film Big Kahuna. Spacey admitted the described scenario sounded plausible within the context of his past actions.

Addressing speculation that he may have been targeted due to his well-known gay identity within the industry, Spacey responded with a sombre, "It really hurts to think so."