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Spacey, who was also celebrating his 64th birthday on Wednesday, began to cry and mouthed "thank you" to the nine men and three women jurors, before wiping away tears with a tissue.

The Hollywood star spoke with five of the jurors in the lobby of Southwark Crown Court, before emerging from the building to address a phalanx of journalists and photographers.

"I imagine that many of you can understand that there's a lot for me to process after what has just happened today," he said. "I am humbled by the outcome today."

He also said he was "enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached their decision".

Spacey was swarmed by cameras as he then walked to a waiting taxi, as some members of the public clapped and wished him happy birthday and one woman shouted: "We love you, Kevin."

During the four-week trial, prosecutors described the actor as a "sexual bully" who had aggressively groped three of the men and performed oral sex on the fourth while he had passed out in Spacey's London apartment.

Spacey, tried under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, said in evidence that the case against him was weak, and that the incidents, if they had occurred at all, were consensual. He said he was promiscuous, a "big flirt" who had "casual, indiscriminate sexual encounters".

One of complainants alleged Spacey painfully grabbed his crotch like "a cobra" in the mid-2000s, an allegation Spacey described as "absolute bollocks", using a British slang term for testicles and for something which is nonsense.

While he said he might have made a clumsy pass at one of the men, he said he had never assaulted anyone and suggested that the accusers had come forward to make money.

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[–] PenguinJuice@kbin.social 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So does this mean we're canceling his cancelation?

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 56 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm still having a hard time liking him again after this. Whether or not he committed a crime according to the legal system, he still openly admitted to very predatory behavior. From my understanding of the situation, none of the claims against him were really refuted or disproven, just deemed to be "not that bad, after all", which doesn't really sit right with me.

I probably still won't be watching any of his new stuff, either way. He's still a sex pest.

[–] Fog0555@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not guilty doesn't mean innocent.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's also important to point out that "not guilty" is only a legal distinction.

[–] maplealmond@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

He's as innocent as OJ Simpson

[–] Innocent_Bystander@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's another way of saying he's for enough money/fame that he passes regardless of where the d20 lands

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's just a lack of hard evidence. The man clearly is a predator.

[–] complacent_jerboa@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

looks like the court of public opinion had its former ruling overturned by [insert whichever court this took place at]

[–] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Nah. People changing minds they've already set, that's a mighty tall task.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So he's been found innocent but something tells me that the internet in its infinite "wisdom" won't change its mind.

It's almost as if ruining (or at least trying to ruin) someone's life based on rumors and hearsay is no big deal. Spacey is rich enough to be able to fight these charges, but how many more people's lives will be ruined simply because people like to grab their pitchforks based solely on a lie?

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

A lot of guilty rich people are found innocent and a lot of innocent poor people are found guilty. The justice system is frequently flawed in its execution.

There’s no reason to assume simply because a court doesn’t find him guilty, that he is innocent.

[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

There’s actually some pretty important reasons to assume someone is innocent when a judge says so. Or do you really want to live in a world where everyone rules by consensus that you’re guilty the very minute you’re arrested?

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We live in a world with an unjust justice system.

It’s dangerous to implicitly trust such a system.

[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's also dangerous to assume that certain groups of people are automatically guilty even after they've had their day in court.

But I know nothing of the UK's system of justice so I'll hear ya out; is there some reason to believe this whole trial was a sham?

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Acquittal doesn't mean proved innocent. It only means not proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Should we just call it 'ice' then?

EDIT: Because 'justice' without the 'just' part. But okay.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 2 points 2 years ago

It’ll all be water in a few more years anyway.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The need to assume innocence until proven guilty is a legal one only.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The first part of your first sentence is true. The the second part of your first sentence is also true. I'm not an expert but I find it plausible that your second sentence is true.

But trying to imply causality between those two sentences is where I wouldn't be so quick.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

On a related note, we haven't burned a witch in forever and I've got all this wood stockpiled!

As they say in the Utopian Fiction Warhammer 40,000: "Innocence proves nothing"

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a big difference between being found innocent and not being a complete piece of shit. This dude was obviously using his power and position to grope people, harass and convince people to enter sexual situations with him. He admits to it and basically just says it was "a pass" and they wanted it.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This might shock you, but a whole lot of people enjoy it.

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah yes, they enjoyed it so much that they tried to have him put in jail for it. So enjoyable.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago

Might want to look up the term gold-digger once of these days.

[–] secondaccountlemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bring on the House of Cards remake!

[–] Esjee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Last season was so ass bruh

[–] secondaccountlemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I actually didnt finish it. I just recommend it up to when Frank gets "there". But it's not a house of cards at that point.

[–] Esjee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I never finished the 6th season either. Only the first 5. And then got bored watching 2 eps of s6

[–] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

From the team that brought you Dexter: New Blood.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So how long till he starts making TV/movies again?

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He's already been working on a movie for the last year or so, I believe.

[–] Zpiritual@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

He was booted of that one with these new set of allegations wasn't he?

[–] Stanwich@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I bet when he walked out of the courtroom his limp disappeared.

[–] automaton@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I hope this gets all the press it deserves.

[–] LexiconBexicon@lemmynsfw.com -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Of course the white rapist gets off the hook

Of course...

The justice system is racist

[–] DarkWasp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Why are you making this about race and not the fact that he’s rich and famous?

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh STFU, Danny Masterson was found guilty by the same justice system. You win some, you lose some.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Literally different justice systems actually.

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