Acquitted of sexual-assault charges, Kevin Spacey hopeful to revive career
What's the story
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey was acquitted of 12 charges including sexual offense on Wednesday. The trial was being heard by a United Kindom court in London. Now that he's acquitted, Spacey is hopeful of returning to cinema. He wants his career to shoot up again. Here's all to know about his acquittal and the way forward for the actor.
Life after verdict
The way forward for Spacey
The two-time Academy Award winner was ousted from Netflix's House of Cards where he played the lead, after allegations surfaced against him in 2017. Now, he wishes to revive his career and return to films. "I know that there are people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London," he said in an interview.
Spacey's reaction to the acquittal
'I am enormously grateful to the jury'
When the jury announced their verdict, Spacey thanked the jury at the Southwark Crown Court with tears in his eyes. After coming out of the court, a "humbled" Spacey said, "I would like to say that I'm enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached their decision."
Acquittal
Jurors deliberated for over 12 hours
Spacey's trial went on for four weeks before the verdict was pronounced on Wednesday. The jurors deliberated for more than 12 hours on multiple charges, of which they reached a majority on at least nine counts. Spacey had pleaded non-guilty of all the charges while the prosecutor had accused him in the court of being a "sexual bully."
Accusations
Charges and accusations against Spacey
The jurors were deliberating 12 charges. These included some serious sexual offense charges leveled by four men. One of the men accused Spacey of sitting in the front of a car and grabbing the man's private part. The fourth man accused the actor of performing oral sex on him while he was sleeping. The alleged incidents took place between 2001 and 2013.