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Kevin Spacey Expresses Displeasure with Netflix Following Acquittal

Kevin Spacey as he appeared in court in June

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jiyeon Kim = American actor Kevin Spacey (64), who was recently acquitted of charges of same-sex sexual assault, expressed his dissatisfaction with the video streaming company Netflix breaking off his relationship with him.

According to American political media The Hill and British Daily Guardian on the 26th (local time), the American political critic Tucker Carlson posted a video interviewing Spacey on his X (old Twitter) on the 24th.

In the interview, Spacey said, “It’s strange that they decided to cut ties with me publicly based on allegations, allegations that have now been proven false, because they believe, without a doubt, that Netflix is exist because of me.

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“I gave them fame,” Spacey claimed, “and they buried me.”

Spacey was accused of committing sexual offenses against four men while working as an artistic director at a London theater between 2001 and 2013, but was acquitted in court last July.

In 2017, Netflix announced a halt to production of the hit series “House of Cards” and dropped its lead actor Spacey after victims, including one of the production team members, revealed that Spacey had sexually assaulted them.

Spacey played the role of aspiring politician Frank Underwood in this drama, and the drama became very popular.

Netflix has also canceled ‘Gore,’ a biopic about the American writer Gore Vidal, which stars Spacey.

Media Rights Capital (MRC), the production company of ‘House of Cards’, filed a lawsuit alleging that they suffered damages, including suspension of production, due to Spacey’s sex scandal, and last year, a court in Los Angeles (LA ) Spacey. to pay $30 million (about 39 billion won) It was decided that compensation should be paid.

In this interview, when asked when he would return to work, Spacey gave a vague answer, saying, “I’m back as of the moment we spoke.”

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