‘Grateful’ Kevin Spacey implies King Charles sent him a supportive message amid sex scandal
Kevin Spacey implied that King Charles III sent him a supportive message amid the actor’s various sex scandals.
In Tuesday’s episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Spacey — who lived in London from 2004 to 2015 — praised the monarch for doing an “extraordinary job” over the years with the Prince’s Trust charity, which helps people aged 11 to 30 build confidence, get jobs and/or launch businesses.
The YouTube show’s titular host then said, “And when your trouble started, when the scandal blew up, he did reach out to you?”
The Oscar winner, 64, tried to remain coy, replying, “No, I haven’t heard from him directly, no.”
Morgan, 59, then pressed, “But through other people?” to which Spacey — who was presented with an honorary knighthood by then-Prince Charles in June 2016 — admitted, “That may be true.”
When the English broadcaster later asked whether the king had “sent a message to” Spacey, the former “House of Cards” star confessed, “I heard a message, yes, and I’m very, very grateful for that.”
Spacey confirmed that the message was one of “support.”
Morgan noted that the gesture “must have meant a lot to” Spacey, who quickly explained, “Yeah, but look, I don’t want to drag him into all this.”
However, the “American Beauty” star revealed he wrote Charles — whose brother Prince Andrew has faced his own sex scandal — a letter that remains unsent.
Spacey’s career came to an abrupt halt in October 2017 when actor Anthony Rapp publicly accused him of sexual misconduct.
Rapp alleged that a seemingly drunk Spacey molested him at a party in New York City in 1986 when the former was 14 and the latter was 26.
Spacey claimed he didn’t “remember” the encounter and issued “the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior” before coming out “as a gay man.”
Despite the public apology, Rapp sued Spacey in September 2020; however, a jury found the latter not liable in October 2022.
More than a dozen men have since come forward with their own sexual abuse accusations against Spacey, who has denied the claims.
But Netflix quickly severed all ties with the actor — as did a few members of his team — and he was ordered to pay almost $31 million to the production studio behind “House of Cards” for violating the company’s sexual harassment policy. He was cut or scrubbed from other projects as well.
An unnamed masseur then sued the “A Time to Kill” star in September 2018 over an alleged sexual assault that took place in Malibu in October 2016, but the man died a year later.
Spacey was later charged with a felony for allegedly sexually assaulting journalist Heather Unruh’s 18-year-old son in Massachusetts in July 2016, but prosecutors dropped the charge in July 2019.
Lastly, in May 2022, Spacey was charged in the United Kingdom with four counts of sexual assault stemming from alleged incidents that occurred between 2005 and 2013, during which he worked as artistic director at the Old Vic theater.
An additional seven charges against the “Se7en” star — from alleged incidents that occurred between 2001 and 2004 — were later tacked on.
Some of the charges were dropped before the trial, and a jury found Spacey not guilty of the remaining nine in July 2023.
Regarding his past behavior, the actor told Morgan he regrets “being too handsy” and “touching someone sexually in a way that [he] didn’t know at the time they didn’t want.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
