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Kevin Spaceyfaced sexual assault allegations in 2017, the first of many that came to light in the years that followed.
Spacey’s characterwas killed off onHouse of Cards, and he wasedited out ofAll the Money in the World; he has rarely worked since. In May 2021, Franco Nero announced thatSpacey was castin the Italian film,L’uomo Che Disegno Dio, marking Spacey’sfirst movie rolesince the allegations against him first surfaced.
Now, five years after Rapp accused theHouse of Cardsactor of childhood sex abuse, theRentalum is taking his civil lawsuit against Spacey to trial on Oct. 6 in New York City.
Ahead of the trial, here’s a timeline of Spacey’s controversies through the years.
Oct. 29, 2017: Anthony Rapp alleges Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance on him
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In an interview withBuzzfeed,Rentactor Rapp — who was openly gay and 46 at the time — alleged that Spacey made inappropriate sexual advances on him when he was 14 years old.
“He was trying to seduce me,” Rapp said of Spacey in the article. “I don’t know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually.”
Soon after, he told PEOPLEwhy he decided to speak outon the issue.
“I came forward with my story, standing on the shoulders of the many courageous women and men who have been speaking out, to shine a light and hopefully make a difference, as they have done for me,” the actor said in a statement. “Everything I wanted to say about my experience is in that article, and I have no further comment about it at this time.”
Oct. 30, 2017: Kevin Spacey responds to Anthony Rapp’s claims
As part of Spacey’s response to Rapp’s claims about him, theHouse of Cardsactorcame out as a gay manin a statement posted on hisTwitteraccount.
“I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor. I’m beyond horrified to hear his story,” Spacey began. “I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago. But if I did behave as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years.”
Oct. 31, 2017: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revokes Kevin Spacey’s Emmy honor
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The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that it would not present Spacey with its 2017 International Emmy Founders Award. The decision was made in the wake of the news thathe allegedly tried to have sex with Rappwhen he was 14 years old.
The organization announced its decision onTwitterin October, months after stating that Spacey would be honored as “an individual who crosses cultural boundaries to touch humanity.” The award was scheduled to be presented at the InternationalEmmy AwardsGala on Nov. 20.
Oct. 31, 2017: London’s Old Vic Theater says ‘no complaints’ were made about Kevin Spacey during his time as artistic director
“During Kevin Spacey’s tenure as artistic director no complaints were made against him,” it read. “No complaints have been made since he left.”
The statement came after Victoria Featherstone, artistic director of London’s Royal Court Theater,said there were “concerns"about Spacey during his time at the Old Vic in an interview on Radio 4.
Nov. 2, 2017: Kevin Spacey seeks ‘treatment’ amid sexual claims
In the wake of multiple allegations brought against theHouse of Cardsactor throughout the past week alleging he made unwanted sexual advances toward young male actors, PEOPLE confirmed that he wastaking time to get help.
“Kevin Spacey is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment,” a representative for Spacey said in a statement. “No other information will be available at this time.”
Nov. 3, 2017: Netflix cuts ties with Kevin Spacey
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Netflix cut ties with Spacey amid the growing number of allegations of sexual harassment and assault. The production company behindHouse of Cardssaid it had suspended Spacey and was investigating the allegations.
Nov. 8, 2017: Heather Unruh accuses Kevin Spacey of groping her son in 2016 in Nantucket
“In July of 2016, actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted my son,” Unruh said. “It happened late night, inside the Club Car restaurant and bar on Nantucket Island. The victim, my son, was a star-struck, straight, 18-year-old young man who had no idea that the famous actor was an alleged sexual predator, or that he was about to become his next victim.”
She also noted that “Kevin Spacey bought him drink after drink after drink, and when my son was drunk, Spacey made his move and sexually assaulted him.” She later added that he “stuck his hand inside my son’s pants and grabbed his genitals.”
Nov. 9, 2017: Tony Montana accuses Kevin Spacey of groping him in 2003
Filmmaker Tony Montana accused Spacey of groping him in 2003. He opened up during an interview withABC News’Nightline.
“I smiled, he leaned in,” Montana said. “His right arm was around my shoulder, and he put his hand under the bar, and that’s when he grabbed me, and he grabbed me very hard … I had never been groped before… And he looked at me and he said, in a very sobering voice and this sardonic look in his face, said, ‘This designates ownership.'”
Montana seemingly never filed a police report. “I’m not going after Kevin for money,” he told theLos Angeles Times. “I don’t wish him any ill will. It’s just… he did something 14 years ago that’s affecting not only him but all the people who work on that show.”
Nov. 16, 2017: London theater finds 20 allegations of ‘inappropriate behavior’ against Kevin Spacey
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Since an investigation was launched on Oct. 31 following the initial allegations brought against the actor,Spacey faced 20 accusationsof “inappropriate behavior” from his time atthe Old Vic in London.
It concluded that 20 incidents were reported between 1995 and 2013, with the majority — all but two — falling before 2009. In “all but one case,” the individuals involved did not raise their concerns with anyone else at the theater.
Nov. 26, 2017:House of Cardsproduction hiatus is further extended
The production hiatus ofHouse of Cardswas further extended as investigations of the actor continued.
Dec. 4, 2017:House of Cardsproducers announce production will resume without Kevin Spacey
Netflix announced that production would resume on the sixth and final season ofHouse ofCardsin early 2018,but without Spacey. Productionpicked back upwith Greg Kinnear and Diane Lane on Jan. 31, 2018.
Feb. 27, 2018: The Kevin Spacey Foundation announces its closing
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The Kevin Spacey Foundation, which aimed to encourage young people in the performing arts, shut down in the wake of several sexual harassment and assault allegations against Spacey that emerged the fall prior.
The organization’s trustees announced the news in a statement on theirwebsite.
April 11, 2018: The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announces investigation into Kevin Spacey for further review
A sexual assault case against Spacey was turned over to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for further review. The investigation, which further looked into the sexual assault allegations against the actor, began on Dec. 11, 2017.
“The events were reported to have taken place in October of 1992 in West Hollywood involving a male adult,” read aPEOPLE-obtained statementfrom the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “The investigation was completed and presented to the District Attorney’s Office Entertainment Industry Sex Crimes Task Force on April 5, 2018, for review and filing consideration.”
Aug. 22, 2018: The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announces second investigation against Kevin Spacey
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The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office receiveda new sexual assault case, involving Spacey, from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, a spokesperson for the L.A. D.A.’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE.
At the time, further details remained under review.
Sept. 4, 2018: The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office says Kevin Spacey won’t face charges regarding 1992 allegation
Spaceydid not face chargesfor the alleged sexual assault accusations that were brought against him following a man’s accusation that Spaceysexually assaulted himin October 1992.
“The allegation is outside the statute of limitations, therefore, an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence is not warranted and prosecution is declined,” according to an L.A. County D.A. charge evaluation worksheet.
Sept. 5, 2018:House of Cardstrailer reveals fate of Kevin Spacey’s character
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Thelong-awaited fateof Spacey’sHouse of Cardscharacter, Frank Underwood, was revealed when thetrailerwas released in September 2018.
In a 25-second teaser for the final season, Netflix seemingly confirmed thespeculated theorythat he would be killed off — showing Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) visiting Frank’s grave to deliver a cold, cutting speech.
The alleged incident involved a masseuse who claimed he was invited into Spacey’s home in Malibu in October 2016. What was intended to be a massage on the actor’s leg quickly took a turn when Spacey grabbed the masseuse’s hand and pulled it onto his groin, per thelawsuit.
The incident allegedly escalated when Spacey exposed himself to the masseuse and attempted to kiss him, according to the lawsuit. The man claims Spacey also grabbed his genitals over his clothing and offered to perform oral sex on him.
Dec. 24, 2018: Kevin Spacey is charged with indecent assault from 2016 Nantucket alleged incident
Jan. 7, 2019: Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to 2016 sexual assault in Nantucket
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Spacey appeared before a Massachusetts judge for the hearing in hissexual assault casestemming from the alleged 2016 incident against the 18-year-old man on Nantucket Island.
He did not enter a plea at the hearing but a not guilty plea was automatically entered on his behalf in accordance with Massachusetts law. Spacey was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim and the accuser’s family.
May 30, 2019: Kevin Spacey’s lawyer accuses Nantucket prosecutors of lying about being in possession of defendant’s cell phone
On June 20, the court learned that the cell phone of Spacey’s accuser —a key piece of evidence— had gone missing and couldn’t be found.
June 27, 2019: A civil lawsuit is filed against Kevin Spacey over alleged sexual assault on Nantucket
The Nantucket accuserfiled a civil lawsuit against Spacey, claiming that because of the alleged groping at the Club Car, he has “suffered, and will continue to suffer in the future, severe mental distress and emotional injuries.”
July 5, 2019: The Nantucket accuser drops his civil lawsuit against Kevin Spacey
Shortly after, the accuserdropped the civil lawsuit against Spaceyand was dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled.
July 8, 2019: The Nantucket accuser speaks out for the first time, denies manipulating texts
The man who claimed that Spacey groped him at a Nantucket barspoke out for the first timeat a hearing in July.
July 17, 2019: Prosecutors drop Kevin Spacey’s criminal sexual assault case due to Nantucket accuser’s ‘unavailability’
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Spacey’s sexual assault criminal case — after he was accused of groping a young man at a Nantucket bar —were droppeddue to the accuser’s “unavailability.”
Sept. 9, 2020: Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey three years after making initial sexual assault claim
A second man, whowas referred to only as “C.D.“in the court documents, accused Spacey of sexual assault when he was 14. Both Rapp and “C.D.” sought unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from Spacey.
Nov. 22, 2021: Kevin Spacey is ordered to pay nearly $31 million toHouse of Cardsproduction for breach of contract
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Spacey was ordered in 2020 topay nearly $31 millionto the studio behind Netflix’sHouse of Cardsfor breach of contract afterviolating the company’s sexual harassment policy, according to court documents.
Jan. 26, 2022: Kevin Spacey seeks to throw out $31 Million judgement for breaching hisHouse of Cardscontract
Spacey sought totoss out a $31 million arbitration awardthat arose from his alleged conduct on the set ofHouse of Cards, claiming he did not act inappropriately while filming the Netflix series. Spacey’s lawyers filed an opposition, asking the court to set the motion aside.
The arbitration award came to light when production company MRC filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court to confirm the award. MRC severed ties with Spacey in 2017 following multiple allegations of sexually predatory behavior against the actor.
May 26, 2022: Kevin Spacey is charged with four counts of sexual assault in the U.K.
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Two of the alleged incidents occurred in London in 2005, and another two took place in 2008, authorities said. Spacey was also alleged to be part of anadditional incident in Gloucestershirein 2013.
“The CPS has authorized criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, 62, for four counts of sexual assault against three men,” the statement read. “The CPS has also authorized one charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.”
June 16, 2022: Kevin Spacey is granted bail during first court appearance for U.K. sexual assault cause
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Spacey made his first appearance in court as part of the legal proceedings for four charges of sexual assault filed against him in the U.K. in May.
July 14, 2022: Kevin Spacey pleads ‘not guilty’ to sexual assault charges in U.K. court
A three to four-week trialhas been scheduled to beginon June 6, 2023.
Aug. 26, 2022: A trial date is set for Anthony Rapp’s case against Kevin Spacey
Five years after Rapp came forward accusing Spacey of sexually assaulting him when he was 14 years old in 1986, a trial date was set for Oct. 5 in NYC.Under the New York’s Child Victims’ Act, Rapp was able to file the suit despite the statute of limitations running out on the alleged incident.
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Oct. 6, 2022: Kevin Spacey arrives to Manhattan federal court for sexual misconduct case
Oct. 7, 2022: Anthony Rapp testifies in Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct trial
“I was frozen,” Rapp said of his encounter with Spacey on the second day of the civil trial. “I was pinned underneath him. I didn’t know what to do.”
Rapp said that Spacey pressed his “full weight” of his chest and groin into him after being lifted up and put onto the bed, theAssociated Pressreported. As Rapp slipped out and exited the apartment, Spacey asked, “Are you sure you want to leave?”
The trial’s first witness, Andrew Holtzman, claimed Spacey made a similar move on him during the summer of 1981 when theHouse of Cardsactor entered his office at the New York Shakespeare Festival. “I could feel his erection on my body,” Holtzman said, per theAP.
source: people.com
