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Kevin Spacey was rewarded with a standing ovation after an appearance at a University of Oxford lecture about cancel culture.
In what is thought to be his first stage appearance since he was acquitted of sexual assault earlier this year, Spacey delivered a five-minute scene from William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens.
He was introduced by writer and free speech advocate Douglas Murray, who opined on what Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture as part of a lecture given in memory of philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.
Spacey’s impassioned performance, prompted by cue cards, was met with a standing ovation and a round of applause that lasted for more than 40 seconds. Emma Webb, who appeared to be in the audience for Spacey’s turn, described it as a “phenomenal performance.”
The reception came days after London’s Prince Charles Cinema dropped its offer to host the premiere of Spacey’s new film, Welsh thriller Control, after discovering he had a voice role in the movie.
Spacey, who was acquitted of sexual assault against four men between 2004 and 2013, was rushed to hospital earlier this month after reportedly suffering a health scare during a film festival.
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Kevin Spacey was met with a standing ovation last night (October 16) as he returned to the stage for the first time since being cleared of sexual assault charges.Spacey performed a brief scene from the Shakespeare play Timon Of Athens at a theatre in Oxford, during a lecture held in memory of the late conservative philosopher Roger Scruton.Evidently, the extract had been chosen for a reason. Douglas Murray, the conservative columnist who delivered the lecture and invited Spacey to perform in Oxford and delivered the lecture, told the Times that Timon of Athens was about what “happens when a society drops a person for no reason”.Views of Scruton’s legacy remain divisive, and while his work was admired by conservatives, he has been accused of fuelling modern anti-immigrant sentiment.In July, Spacey was acquitted of all nine charges he was facing, including seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.He was accused of sexual offences against four men, alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2013.
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Ellise Shafer Kevin Spacey made a surprise appearance at an Oxford lecture honoring late conservative philosopher Roger Scruton on Monday night, performing for the first time since he was acquitted of sexual assault charges in London. In a clip from the event titled “what Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture,” The Spectator associate editor Douglas Murray invited Spacey on stage to perform a monologue from “Timon of Athens.” “In an era of cancellation and defenestration we sometimes forget that we cannot go on like this and that we have been here before. We know this because our greatest writers and artists have addressed this question in their own times,” Murray said, referencing when Scruton was briefly dismissed from a government commission in 2019 over offensive remarks he made in an interview with the New Statesman.
Control due to Kevin Spacey’s involvement.Spacey has a voice role through phone calls in the thriller, which marks the actor’s first project since he was cleared of sexual assault charges at a London trial in July.As reported by The Telegraph, Greg Lynn, who runs the London cinema based near Leicester Square, wrote an email to Control actor and producer Lauren Metcalfe to inform them of the cancellation.“We have an issue,” the email from Lynn reads. “It is with my apologies that I have to inform you that we have cancelled your hire with us.“Last night it came to our attention that your film features Kevin Spacey, in particular his first film since the court case.
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“Hollywood comeback.”The two-time Oscar-winning actor, 64, took to the stage for the first time since being acquitted of sexual assault charges in London in July.The “House of Cards” alum performed a monologue at the Sheldonian Theatre, an architectural jewel inside the heart of the University of Oxford, from the play “Timon of Athens” written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600s.Spacey was introduced to the audience by British author, political commentator and Post columnist Douglas Murray, who had just finished giving a lecture on the damaging effects of cancel culture in honor of the late Sir Roger Scruton, an English philosopher, writer and social critic who died in January 2020 at 75.Scruton, a government housing adviser, wrongly lost his job in 2019 after he appeared to repeat antisemitic statements and denied Islamophobia was a problem during a magazine interview with the New Statesman.“In an era of cancellation and defenestration, we sometimes forget that we both cannot go on like this and that we have been here before,” Murray said. “We know this because our greatest writers and artists have addressed this question in their own times.
Michaela Zee The world premiere of “Control,” Kevin Spacey‘s first film since he was acquitted of sexual assault, has dealt with a few setbacks after a London cinema dropped its offer to host due to the actor’s involvement in the micro-budget Welsh thriller. The Prince Charles Cinema, an avid supporter of independent film located in Leicester Place, withdrew its offer to host the “Control” premiere after the theater was made aware of Spacey’s role in the movie.
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fearing a heart attack.The “American Beauty” star appeared to be relaxed as he emerged from Oswald’s, a private members’ club in Mayfair, West London, on Thursday evening – just 48 hours after the scare, The Sun reported.Spacey, 64, was smiling as he left the venue wearing a sports jacket over a white cardigan and a baseball cap bearing the tongue-in-cheek slogan “Out Of Office,” photos published by the outlet show.The former “House of Cards” star is understood to be eagerly hunting new roles since being acquitted of sex assault charges in London earlier this summer.Spacey underwent an MRI scan after Monday’s incident, which occurred during the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival, but doctors gave him the all-clear, The Sun said Wednesday.“He was treated professionally by doctors and staff and found to have no problem with his heart,” a source told the outlet.Spacey returned to the festival and appeared on stage that night, telling the crowd his health was “normal.”“It made me really take a moment and think about how fragile life is — for all of us,” the Oscar winner told the audience, explaining that he wanted to shake off the numbness but his group advised him to get checked.