Kevin Spacey

The Oscar-winning actor will face a trial in June 2023 — a rare example of a celebrity #MeToo case reaching that stage in Britain.

Mr. Spacey is facing four charges of sexual assault in the case, as well as one of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without their consent, which involved the penetration of a man’s mouth with a penis. The actor’s appearance was largely procedural. In a short hearing at the Old Bailey, one of London’s grandest courthouses, Mr. Spacey, 62, confirmed his name and address — he is appearing as Kevin Spacey Fowler — before pleading not guilty to all charges, according to the BBC and other news agencies.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty in a London court to accusations of sex offences dating back almost 20 years.

The 62-year-old, who won Oscars for best actor in American Beauty and best supporting actor in The Usual Suspects, was dropped from the TV show House of Cards and removed from the movie All the Money in the World after the accusations came to light. Police said the alleged assaults occurred between March 2005 and April 2013 — four in London and one in Gloucestershire, in the west of England. They involved one man who is now in his 40s and two men now in their 30s. Mr Spacey is accused of five offences in Britain — four counts of sexual assault by touching, and a more serious charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

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Kevin Spacey at court and hungry seals: Thursday’s best photosShare on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the worldGuy LaneMain image: Actor Kevin Spacey at the Old Bailey in London. Photograph: Neil Mockford/GC ImagesThu 14 Jul 2022 13.02 BST Last modified on Thu 14 Jul 2022 14.31 BSTVinnytsia, UkraineA view of a damaged building at the site of a Russian military strikePhotograph: State Emergency Service Of Ukraine/Reuters Facebook Twitter Delhi, IndiaA demonstrator waves a banner after being detained by police during a protest in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka, outside the Sri Lankan embassyPhotograph: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images Facebook Twitter London, EnglandConservative leadership candidate Liz Truss launches her campaignPhotograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Facebook Twitter London, EnglandThe actor Kevin Spacey attends the Old Bailey to face sexual assault charges.

The disgraced actor's criminal trial across the pond has been set for next summer.

In swift fashion, Spacey was dropped from his leading role on House Of Cards—Spacey’s co-stars on the series later alleged he made the set a “toxic” and “predatory” environment. Spacey’s alleged perverse pattern of assault and manipulation was first whistleblown in 2017, when the actor Anthony Rapp publicly came forward to accuse Spacey of raping him when he was 14 years old. In line with an arrangement previously reached by Spacey and the courts, he is on unconditional bail, meaning the actor can move freely in and out of the U.K. while he awaits his trial date.

The Hollywood star denies allegations relating to three men during his time as artistic director of The Old Vic theatre.

The fourth sexual assault is alleged to have occurred in Gloucestershire, western England, in April 2013 against a third man, who is also now in his 30s. Spacey has also been charged “with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent” against the man in his 30s. The third is alleged to have happened in London in August 2008 against a man who is now in his 30s.

LONDON—Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey will go on trial in London next year after pleading not guilty on Thursday ...

The 62-year-old, who won Oscars for best actor in “American Beauty” and best supporting actor in “The Usual Suspects”, was dropped from the TV show “House of Cards” and removed from the movie “All the Money in the World” after the accusations came to light. He has been granted unconditional bail. Spacey is accused of five offenses in Britain—four counts of sexual assault by touching and a more serious charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

Kevin Spacey attended a book launch in London hours after he appeared in court to deny four counts of sexual assault charges.

MORE : Kevin Spacey will appear in London court this week after being charged with four counts of sexual assault The alleged offences are said to have taken place in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013, when Spacey was artistic director of the Old Vic theatre. Kevin Spacey was all-smiles at a book launch in London just a day after he appeared in court to face four sexual assault charges.