Kevin Spacey says he’s officially homeless after becoming ensnared in a costly legal battle brought on by various allegations of sexual misconduct.
Speaking to The Telegraph in an interview published Wednesday, Spacey said he’s been living in hotels and Airbnbs while performing at a nightclub in Cyprus, having recently lost his Baltimore, Maryland, home in foreclosure.
“I literally have no home, that’s what I’m attempting to explain,” he told the outlet. “The costs over these last seven years have been astronomical. I’ve had very little coming in and everything going out.”
A two-time Oscar winner, Spacey was hit with a series of sexual assault and harassment allegations in 2017. His accusers included “Rent” and “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp, who claimed Spacey made sexual advances toward him when he was just 14 years old, and actor Richard Dreyfuss’ son, Harry Dreyfuss.
On the same day that Rapp went public with his allegations, Spacey came out as gay after years of speculation around his sexuality. His announcement was met with heavy criticism from the LGBTQ+ community, with many accusing him of attempting to distract from the seriousness of the claims leveled against him.
Spacey’s fall from grace in the wake of the accusations was swift, with Netflix firing him from the smash series “House of Cards.”
In 2022, however, a New York jury found the actor not liable for battery in Rapp’s case. A year later, he was found not guilty of nine charges of sexual assault from four complainants in London. Several other charges and lawsuits have been dropped.
In recent years, a number of high-profile Hollywood stars, including Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone, have spoken out in Spacey’s defense.
“Maybe he got too out of hand, but I don’t think he should be punished endlessly for it,” actor Brian Cox told The Hollywood Reporter last December. “There should be a case of forgive and forget. Let’s move on. I think he should be given the opportunity to come back to work.”
Appearing on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast in February, however, actor Guy Pearce recalled feeling “targeted” by Spacey, whom he described as “a handsy guy,” while on the set of the 1997 film “L.A. Confidential.”
In his chat with The Telegraph, Spacey said he and his team had been “in touch with some extremely powerful people who want to put me back to work,” and feels optimistic “that will happen in its right time.”
“But I will also say what I think the industry seems to be waiting for is to be given permission — by someone who is in some position of enormous respect and authority,” he said. “So, my feeling is if Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino call [my manager, Evan Lowenstein] tomorrow, it will be over. I will be incredibly honored and delighted when that level of talent picks up the phone.”