{"id":97973,"date":"2024-05-17T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/kevin-spacey-says-hes-a-changed-man-in-live-interview-sharon-stone-and-liam-neeson-praise-and-defend-the-actor\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:15:07","slug":"kevin-spacey-says-hes-a-changed-man-in-live-interview-sharon-stone-and-liam-neeson-praise-and-defend-the-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/kevin-spacey-says-hes-a-changed-man-in-live-interview-sharon-stone-and-liam-neeson-praise-and-defend-the-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey says he&#8217;s a changed man in live interview, Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson praise and defend the actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In light of the new Channel 4 docuseries <em><strong>Spacey Unmasked<\/strong><\/em>, in which ten men explain in detail their encounters with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/kevin-spaceey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Spacey<\/a><\/strong>, where he was sexually inappropriate with them, Spacey is coming to his own defense via a live interview.<\/p>\n<p>In his first live appearance in years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/kevin-spacey-metoo-movement-interview-allegations-1235022732\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spacey told host Chris Cuomo,<\/a> \u201cI\u2019m trying to show that I\u2019ve listened, I\u2019ve learned, I\u2019ve got the memo. I\u2019m not going to behave in any way in the future that is questionable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that I\u2019ve tried to spend these past seven years going into myself, asking a lot of questions, listening, having conversations with people that I felt I owed amends to,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd that at a certain point, I just want to get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor noted that \u201cwe live in a country that embraces and believes in due process and believes in the rule of law and fairness\u201d but offered a nod to the \u201ctremendously important and valuable\u201d #MeToo movement, but added that the pendulum \u201cswung very, very far in the direction of unfairness\u201d for \u201ca whole lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1743\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kevin-spacey-05172024-1.jpg?resize=1160%2C1743&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"House of Cards Premiere\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-98774\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Spacey at the season two premiere of his Netflix series \u201cHouse of Cards\u201d at the Directors Guild Theatre. February 13, 2014 Los Angeles, CA Picture: Paul Smith \/ Featureflash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI mean, I know you had your own issues, and I\u2019m glad to see that you\u2019ve been offered a path back,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we have to also be careful to make sure that the pendulum now doesn\u2019t swing so far in the other direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that, look, I have to, and I\u2019ve been doing it every single day, I have to work very hard on rebuilding the trust that some may have lost in me,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to demonstrate every single day and every single experience and environment that I\u2019m in that I have, in fact, listened, that I am ready to move forward, that I am\u2026 I mean, in some ways, my goal has actually changed, Chris. I used to always want to be just the best actor. And now I want to prove that I\u2019m a man of great character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that involves\u2026 the responsibility for that is mine,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I look forward to being able to prove to people that I am\u2026 the merit of who I am as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Spacey: &#039;I&#039;ve learned&#039; and &#039;I want to get back to work&#039; | Cuomo\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IAFEXrs3-7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson, and more actors come to the defense of Kevin Spacey<\/h2>\n<p>In statements given to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/05\/15\/kevin-spacey-return-to-acting-sharon-stone-liam-neeson\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/05\/15\/kevin-spacey-return-to-acting-sharon-stone-liam-neeson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/em>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/sharon-stone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharon Stone<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/liam-neeson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam Neeson<\/a><\/strong> were joined by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/stephen-fry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Fry<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/f-murray-abraham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F. Murray Abraham<\/a><\/strong> in calling for Spacey\u2019s return. Abraham himself was accused of sexual misconduct during the production of the Apple TV+ series <em><strong>Mythic Quest<\/strong><\/em>, which reportedly led to his firing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t 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,\u201d Stone told <em>The Telegraph<\/em>, adding that it was clear aspiring actors \u201cwanted and want to be around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kevin-spacey-05172024-2.jpg?resize=1160%2C1740&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Letterman show guests\" class=\"wp-image-98773\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kevin-spacey-05172024-2.jpg?resize=1160%2C1740&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Letterman show guests\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-98773\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Spacey arriving to tape an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2014 in New York City. Photo by  Acepix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s 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\u2019t get their secret agendas,\u201d Stone added.<\/p>\n<p>I mean. Wow. Sharon. You just completely lost all of my respect. Did you watch the docuseries? This went all the way back to HIGH SCHOOL!<\/p>\n<p>Neeson told the publication he \u201cwas deeply saddened to learn of these accusations against\u201d Spacey but added: \u201cKevin is a good man and a man of character. He\u2019s sensitive, articulate and non-judgmental, with a terrific sense of humor. He is also one of our finest artists in the theatre and on camera. 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