When he was acquitted of the charges last month, two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey celebrated with drinks at the Groucho Club and later a dinner with theater titan Trevor Nunn.
However, it turns out that many of his peers, who idolized Spacey when he was artistic director of the Old Vic from 2004 to 2015, have since distanced themselves from the actor — who debunked the sexual assault allegations by saying he was just an “actor.” ” be. big flirt” (an explanation accepted by the jury).
None of the members of his London clique were willing to publicly advocate for him.
And although he’s keeping a flat in London, I now hear he’s considering moving to Europe.
“Kevin has been exonerated, but he will not return to the lifestyle and contacts he once had,” I was told. “He has been talking about leaving the UK, most likely for Paris, for at least a year.
Relief: Actor Kevin Spacey leaves court after being acquitted of a sexual assault trial
“They haven’t been too concerned with the private lives of the people of France in the past, but they have a strong cinematic culture,” my mole continues. “It would be a good place for him to start over – and he has a lot of friends in Paris.”
Johnny Depp’s boisterous reception at the Cannes Film Festival in May is cited as evidence of the different approaches across the continent.
British courts found that Depp had assaulted his former wife Amber Heard – although a US jury found that she had defamed him when she spoke about domestic violence and her allegations were therefore not found to be true.
It’s also worth noting that Roman Polanski, who was convicted of illegally having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, will attend the Venice Film Festival this month.
Croatian director Dominik Sedlar, whose father is a friend of Spacey’s, recently said he expects the actor to move away from Hollywood: “It’s more likely that Europe will be receptive to that.”
Spacey portrayed Croatian President Franjo Tudjman in Once Upon a Time in Croatia, which was filmed (and released last year) by Sedlar’s father, Jakov. In January, before the British trial, Sedlar Sr. called Spacey “the best actor” and “absolutely innocent”. Spacey also appeared in The Man Who Drawn God directed by Franco Nero. The document was published in Italy in June while the UK trial was ongoing.
Alistair Smith, editor of The Stage, says a return to British theater is “highly unlikely”.
The Old Vic independently investigated Spacey’s tenure after 20 unnamed people accused him of improper conduct.
The theater said it could not verify the allegations, but acknowledged Spacey’s status may have prevented up-and-comers or young actors from speaking up. We are “deeply dismayed” by the allegations of a “series” of inappropriate behavior and are committed to creating a safe working environment for the future.
Smith added, “Those allegations have never been satisfactorily answered by Spacey. If they haven’t, I can’t see him working in the London theater again.”
Last month, columnist Mary McNamara suggested in the Los Angeles Times that while Spacey was acquitted of the allegations, he remains “cancelled.”
“His defense was based on the argument that promiscuity is not the same as predatory behavior.” “Which it absolutely is not,” she wrote. “But considering the similarity of so many allegations leveled against Spacey — crotch-packed, aggressively inappropriate comments — in this trial, and in general, it’s hard not to wonder who exactly should decide what ‘promiscuous’ and what.” is ‘predatory’.”
“It’s difficult to imagine him reviving his career any time soon, at least in the US.” His fall was epic. . . It would take a solid group of top-flight supporters to bring him back into the squad. So far they have not shown themselves.
“Anyway, he won’t be doing much for a while — he’s on strike as a member of the Screen Actors Guild.” Until that’s settled, we don’t have to think about him at all. And wouldn’t that be nice?’
Rosie’s revenge
Rosie Cavaliero plays the cheated wife Diane in the hilarious BBC comedy The Power Of Parker, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s; She only wears sweaters with appliqués and big hair.
But in real life, you wouldn’t want to get in her way.
Cavaliero recalls an appropriate act of revenge from her youth in the 1980s.
“I remember cracking an egg over my poor little sister’s head before tearing down her Shakin’ Stevens posters,” she said.
“I can’t remember what she did… but she likes to remind me of it every few years. She’s still traumatized.’
Actors: Rosie Cavaliero (pictured) plays the cheated wife Diane in the entertaining BBC comedy The Power Of Parker, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s; She only wears sweaters with appliqués and big hair
The truth is out there: The X-Files descendants are making a splash in drug drama
Watch out for newcomer West Duchovny – the 24-year-old daughter of actors David Duchovny and Tea Leoni – who is among the innocents destroyed by opioids in new TV drama Painkiller.
Matthew Broderick plays Purdue Pharma CEO Richard Sackler; and Duchovny is dumb and dangerous like Shannon Schaeffer, one of his “OxyContin Kittens” whose job it is to sell the dangerously addictive painkillers to doctors. “You’re a drug dealer with a ponytail!” she is told at one point.
Producer Eric Newman describes Duchovny (pictured left and below with her father) as “amazing,” adding, “She blew our minds at her audition and is a shining light on our show.”
“Shannon is representative of the many neighboring OxyContin victims who never took it, and I think that’s an important story to tell.”
“To really get a sense of the destructive power of opioids, you have to go beyond the sheer number of deaths.
“You have to imagine not only all the people whose lives were touched by these deaths, but also the many ignorant players who were involved with the opioid machine and are living with it.”
Painkiller is a fictional retelling of OxyContin’s invention and is now streaming on Netflix.
Newcomer: West Duchovny is the 24-year-old daughter of actors David Duchovny and Tea Leoni
Father and Daughter: West Duchovny pictured with her father, David Duchovny
Theft by spoon…
A teaspoon played an unexpected role in the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream in 1994.
Thief Pal Enger (left) details his role in the affair in ‘The Man Who Stole The Scream’, which airs August 19 on Sky.
Enger said he used the metal spoon to check that the glass at the Norwegian National Gallery was fragile and not bulletproof. “It’s best to use a steel teaspoon.” I typed [the glass] and almost broke it.’ Enger’s interview is intriguing, not least because he describes two heists from the same gallery, both times using nothing more high-tech than a ladder (and a spoon).
The first time, he intended to steal The Scream but came through the wrong window and escaped with another Munch painting – only realizing his mistake after he escaped.
Heist: A teaspoon played an unexpected role in the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream in 1994
Disney’s troubles stop the Stones biopic
A highly anticipated show about the rise of the Rolling Stones is currently in limbo.
The six-part drama was set to be made in collaboration with the band, and there was great anticipation for what it would reveal about Mick Jagger, his wives and his relationships with the rest of the group.
Writer Nick Hornby had “regular” meetings with Jagger while putting together a screenplay covering the period 1963-1973. Hornby’s work was then taken over by writer Jack Thorne, with the completed version going to the band for approval before Christmas.
Jagger and Keith Richards were set to be paid up to £50million together in a mega deal that would also cover exploitation of their songs.
Regrettably, however, I’m hearing that the unrest among Disney executives has meant that the prestige project is now effectively on hold – although the Stones were happy with it. And with the writers’ and actors’ strikes in the US compounding the problems at Disney, where budgets are being cut, it’s debatable when and if the film will ever be made.
Appearance: A highly anticipated show about the rise of the Rolling Stones is currently in limbo
The Stones drama was developed for Disney subsidiary FX by British film company Left Bank Pictures, which also produced The Crown. These included her rise to fame, the death of Brian Jones, the deadly Altamont concert, the Redlands drug bust and more.
Author Thorne, 44, also wrote the BAFTA-winning TV movie Help and Channel 4’s National Treasure, starring the late Robbie Coltrane.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek was fired late last year and his predecessor, Bob Iger, was rehired with an annual salary of $27 million. Since then, Iger has conducted a painful review of the business (particularly the TV side). Around 7,000 employees were laid off.
Iger said last month that Marvel’s expansion into small spinoffs like She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Loki, and Secret Invasion was a bad idea that “diluted the focus.” Meanwhile, Iger, 72, has drawn the ire of members of the striking writers’ and actors’ unions by calling their demands “very disruptive” and “unrealistic”.
Bad news for the Beckhams. Renowned biographer Tom Bower has chosen her as the subject of his next book.
Bower, whose past subjects have included Bernie Ecclestone, Simon Cowell, Boris Johnson and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is said to have spoken to many of the couple’s friends (and former friends) and sources suggest he has compelling new stories to share tell has say some of it financially.
The book will appear next year.
Actor Casey Affleck showed his dedication to his art by camping out in the backyard of Donnie Emerson, the singer-songwriter he portrays on Dreamin’ Wild.
Academy Award winner Affleck befriended Emerson while researching the film – and co-star Beau Bridges quickly befriended Donnie’s father (Don Sr.), whom he portrays. Dreamin’ Wild tells the story of brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson from Fruitland, Washington, who grew up on a farm and dreamed of becoming music stars. They released an album in 1979 that remained obscure until 2008, when it was rediscovered by critics and hailed as a masterpiece.
Former soccer player Peter Crouch is mad about golf – and damn what’s getting in the way of his hobby.
Crouch recalled how he once completely lost his temper after realizing he would miss a day of golf due to a scheduling conflict.
“It was all my fault and I threw away my phone,” he said. ‘I was so angry. I’m not proud of it. It hit the carpet, hit the wall and broke.
Sport: Former soccer player Peter Crouch is crazy about golf – and woe to everything that separates him from his hobby
Wife Abbey Clancy added on The Therapy Crouch podcast, “Tore off a piece of my wall by the way.” “Like when toddlers throw tantrums.”
At the Beaverbrook course in Leatherhead, Surrey, 6ft 7in Crouch and his bespoke clubs can sometimes be spotted.
Brideshead Revisited brought Castle Howard to international attention and Downton Abbey did the same for Highclere Castle.
Now it looks like Drayton House in Northants will get a boost from Saltburn, a talented Mr Ripley-esque film starring Euphorias Jacob Elordi as a young tot studying at Oxford. Barry Keoghan from The Banshees Of Inisherin plays the worker boy who is obsessed with him and spends the summers on his country pile. Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, the film will open the BFI London Film Festival in October.
Mansion: It looks like Drayton House in Northants will get a boost from Saltburn, a talented Mr. Ripley-esque film starring Euphorias Jacob Elordi as a young tot studying at Oxford
Drayton House, which dates in part from the 1300s, is privately owned by the Sackville family. Fennell appears to form a power trio with actresses Carey Mulligan and Margot Robbie. The film stars Barbie and was produced by Robbie with Fennell playing the pregnant Midge.
Robbie’s company, LuckyChap, also produced the 2020 film Promising Young Woman, which starred Mulligan. . . and was written by Fennell. Saltburn is produced by LuckyChap – and Mulligan is one of them. Everything very comfortable!