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Kevin Spacey calls for the release of the 'Epstein files' (www.standard.co.uk)

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‘For those of us with nothing to fear, the truth can’t come soon enough,’ the actor shared on X

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 99 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Its easy if you have nothing to fear because you are already convicted

He wasn't though, except in the court of public opinion. He's been acquitted or found not liable in all of the cases which have gone to trial.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh, I didn't follow it closely but I was convinced he was convicted of sexual abuse. I guess it just speaks about the power of public opinion even if you don't get formally convicted. For better or worse.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

he was convicted of sexual abuse

Only by the people who were nowhere near the court cases. E.g. at least half of the Internet.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And all the suspiciously dead accusers.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 2 days ago

Unless there's evidence connecting him to the deaths then yes just a coincidence

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

You mean one dead accuser?

The second one never did anything other than press runs.

The third one was a convicted stalker.

[–] descartador@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 days ago

I didn't know it either

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

That fits with his preference for the truth to come out.

But will Epstein make a difference here any more than winning court cases did to restore Spacey's image?