Inside Kevin Spacey’s Cannes comeback
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The Oscar winner will be feted at the fund’s 10th anniversary dinner at the Carlton Hotel: “His talent, depth and commitment to storytelling exemplify the transformative power of film.”
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Kevin Spacey was in Cannes, where his new film is being sold at the festival, to accept a lifetime achievement award from the Better World Fund.
The 'House of Cards' star made a return to the spotlight at the Better World Fund Gala in Cannes to accept a prize honouring "excellence in film and television" marking his first major public appearance since he was cleared of sexual assault charges in London in 2023 - and Spacey used his speech to address his legal issues According to Deadline.
Despite Spacey’s case serving as one of the most prominent ones propelling the #MeToo movement, and allegations from over 30 men, Spacey was cleared of sexual assault charges in a 2022 civil lawsuit in New York. A year later, in 2023, a lengthy UK trial found him not guilty of sex crimes .
Kevin Spacey is set to return to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time in almost a decade to collect a lifetime achievement honor