MOSCOW, July 28, Julia Zachetova.Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was able to prove his innocence in court in another case of sexual harassment. A series of scandalous trials in the last six years nearly cost him his career. Celebrities who have faced similar allegations can be found in the article .
Kevin Spacey: 15 allegations and none proven
In 2017, according to media reports, 15 people reported harassment by Spacey. The earliest incident in which an American actor was tried to be charged was in 1981. Three cases reached the court, and in none of them the guilt of the 64-year-old actor was proven.
The piquancy of the story is that the charges were brought by men. According to Spacey, this situation gave him the courage to admit that he had a same-sex relationship.
Despite the unsubstantiated accusations? the scandal instantly hit Spacey's career. In 2017, Netflix decided to end House of Cards with an abbreviated season without the previous lead actor. The actor also owes nearly $31 million to MRC, the production company behind the series. In addition, Spacey lost the lead role in Ridley Scott's «All the Money in the World»: the director replaced him with Christopher Plummer.
Spacey was able to return to the profession only in 2021, starting filming in the film by Italian director Franco Nero «The Man Who Painted God». In 2022, the actor got the lead role in the historical drama «1242 — Exit to the West» by Hungarian director Peter Soos. Last year, Spacey also signed a deal to star in Gene Folaise's indie tape Control: he won't appear in the frame, only his voice will sound in the project.
Harvey Weinstein: revenge of Hollywood beauties
The most notorious sex scandal was the case of one of the most influential film producers in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, which ended in real time. He was accused of harassment by dozens of women, including actresses Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan. The process launched the #MeToo («Me Too») harassment movement.
In 2020, the New York State Supreme Court sentenced Weinstein to 23 years in prison for rape and forced oral sex. The producer told the women who suffered from him that he repented of what he had done. Three years later, a Los Angeles court added 16 years in prison on charges of rape. Thus, 71-year-old Weinstein should actually spend the rest of his life in prison. ratio=»0.666883751221101″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»400″ data-source-sid=»ap_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1280″ decoding=» async» />
The trial cost Weinstein not only his freedom and career, but also the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). On the other hand, Universal Pictures has announced a film dedicated to the scandal with the film producer.
Plácido Domingo: weaning the ardent singer from the stage
Passion is also raging in the music world. Spanish opera singer and conductor Placido Domingo has been charged.
In August 2019, nine women accused the tenor of sexual harassment. They said that for 30 years he behaved inappropriately in dressing rooms, molested and tried to kiss. Later, 11 other women made similar accusations. Domingo denied all this. In January 2023, a certain singer, on condition of anonymity, also made accusations against her 82-year-old colleague on the air of the Spanish TV channel La Sexta. -type=»photo» data-crop-ratio=»0.656410256410256″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»394″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=» 1920″ height=»1260″ decoding=»async» />
Domingo had to step down as general director of the Los Angeles Opera, where he had worked for over 20 years. The Los Angeles Opera has announced its own investigation involving independent experts. Many European and American theaters refused to perform the singer. But the Bolshoi Theater of Russia did not stop working with the artist because of unconfirmed accusations.
Marilyn Manson: former girls against a rock star
American rock musician Marilyn Manson has been fighting off accusations from ex-girlfriends since 2021. More than ten women accused the singer of aggressive actions and harassment. Among them are actresses Evan Rachel Wood and Esme Bianco, model Ashley Morgan Smithline. The latter admitted this year that her accusations against the American musician were false and made under pressure from Wood, and the musician entered into a pre-trial agreement with Bianco.
The reason was the accusations of a girl named Shelby Lynn. She stated that at a private event, the musician offered her alcohol, which made her feel worse. According to a fan of Rammstein, he was going to have sex with her and got angry when she was refused. After Lynn's revelations, several other girls reported being harassed by Lindemann.
On the Wave of Scandal Feminist supporters marched in Berlin against Rammstein's July concerts, and the rock band's headquarters were attacked. Lindemann himself intends to prove his innocence in court and, after the negativity that hit him, closed comments on his posts in social networks.French actor with a Russian passport, Gerard Depardieu, was also at the center of the sex scandal. ratio=»0.677248677248677″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»406″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1300″ decoding=» async» />
In 2018, aspiring actress Charlotte Arno accused the star of sexual assault, the results of the investigation have not yet been announced.
In the spring 2023, the French online publication Mediapart, citing its own investigation, announced 13 more episodes with various sexual acts by the actor from 2004 to 2022. To date, no one of those who accuse Depardieu, 74, of inappropriate behavior is known to have filed a complaint.