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Kevin Spaceyhas booked a role for the first time sincesexual assault allegations against himfirst surfaced back in 2017.
The actor, 61, is set to make a cameo as a police detective in Franco Nero’s Italian filmL’uomo Che Disegnò Dio, the director confirmed toVariety.
Nero toldABC Newsthat he is “very happy Kevin agreed to participate in my film.” The title translates to “The Man Who Drew God” and it’s also set to star Nero’s wifeVanessa Redgrave.
“I consider him a great actor and I can’t wait to start the movie,” the director added of Spacey’s involvement in his project, which is set to shoot in Italy.
Reps for Spacey did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Back in October 2017,Star TrekactorAnthony Rappinitially accused Spacey of making inappropriate sexual advances toward him when Rapp, now 49, was only 14. Rapp, who is openly gay, went public with the allegations in aBuzzFeed articlepublished just hours before Spaceyapologized and came out as a gay man.
Rapp said that the then-26-year-old Spacey invited him to his Manhattan apartment for a party in 1986. (They were both starring in hit Broadway plays at the time.) Rapp said he was the only teen at the party and spent most of the evening in a bedroom watching television when he realized everyonehad left and he was alone with Spacey.
“He was trying to seduce me,” Rapp said of the formerHouse of Cardsactor. “I don’t know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually.”
Spacey issued a statement later that same day saying in part that he didn’t remember the alleged incident, apologizing for “what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior” and announcing, “I choose now to live as a gay man.” (High-profile LBGTQ+ actors likeWanda SykesandBilly Eichnercriticized the statement, with GLAAD cautioning that Spacey coming out should not “deflect” from Rapp’s allegation.)
In July 2018,three more people reportedly came forwardto accuse Spacey of sexual assault in England, and in August of that year,the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office received a new sexual assaultcase involving the Oscar winner, reps from the office confirmed to PEOPLE at the time. The office declined to file charges against Spacey.
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Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that “C.D.“must identify himself to the court in order to proceed with the lawsuitand keep the trial fair. The judge noted that “C.D.” has previously shared his accusations with the press and discussed the incident without the condition of anonymity.
“The evidence suggests that C.D. knowingly and repeatedly took the risk that any of these individuals at one point or another would reveal his true identity in a manner that would bring that identity to wide public attention, particularly given Spacey’s celebrity,” the judge wrote in his ruling. “He seeks $40 million in damages. He makes serious charges and, as a result, has put his credibility in issue.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
