Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson and others call for Kevin Spacey to return to acting
Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson Call for Kevin Spacey’s Return to Acting: ‘He Is a Genius’ and ‘Our Industry Needs Him and Misses Him Greatly’ https://t.co/322OiY7tis
- Variety (@Variety) May 16, 2024
Following the release of UK's Channel 4 documentary "Spacey Unmasked", several of Kevin Spacey's friends have come to his defense and asked that he be allowed to return to acting in statements to The Telegraph
Sharon Stone: “I can’t wait to see Kevin back at work. He is a genius. He is so elegant and fun, generous to a fault and knows more about our craft than most of us ever will. She said it was clear aspiring actors had “wanted and want to be around him”. It’s terrible that they are blaming him for not being able to come to terms with themselves for using him and negotiating with themselves because they didn’t get their secret agendas.”
Liam Neeson: “I was deeply saddened to learn of these accusations against him. Kevin is a good man and a man of character. He’s sensitive, articulate and non-judgmental, with a terrific sense of humour. He is also one of our finest artists in the theatre and on camera. Personally speaking, our industry needs him and misses him greatly.”
F. Murray Abraham: “I vouch for him unequivocally. Who are these vultures who attack a man who has publicly accepted his responsibility for certain behaviour, unlike so many others? He is a fine man, I stand with him, and let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”
In a statement to The Telegraph, Stephen Fry accepted that Spacey had been “both ‘clumsy’ and ‘inappropriate’ on many occasions” but that to “bracket him with the likes of Harvey Weinstein” and “to continue to harass and hound him, to devote a whole documentary to accusations that simply do not add up to crimes … how can that be considered proportionate and justified?” Fry said Spacey’s reputation had already been “wrecked”, adding: “Surely it is wrong to continue to batter a reputation on the strength of assertion and rhetoric rather than evidence and proof?”
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