Kevin Spacey responds to sexual allegations
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Guest bio: Kevin Spacey is a two-time Oscar-winning actor, who starred in Se7en, the Usual Suspects, American Beauty, and House of Cards, creating haunting performances of characters who often embody the dark side of human nature.
I find it impossible to believe that an actor with such incredible acting talents an insight into humans human behaviour, emotional and social intelligence, uses the excuse that he basically miss read the room over and over and over again.
I dont think a normal perceptive human being believes that. his kind has to rely on ppl with similar predatory behavior or are predators wannabes.
@@elise9537 This parallel world you all seem to live in where people can walk into a courtroom, have their sexual lives over the last 40 years examined in forensic detail by trained prosecutors over weeks and months, yet come out the other side completely exonerated but are somehow still guilty of being prolific predators is an absolute hellscape.
What you have to look into regarding this guys past, is his connection to Brian singer the director. Singer was the director that gave him his big break in Hollywood in the movie usual suspects. They had a early connection in the business and work alot together. Well what you can do is do a Wikipedia search of Brian singer. What you will find in great detail is his similar allegations of mass sexual assault on males and minors. Singer may have more allegations than this guy. Both of them some how bought or weaseled their way out of criminal charges. They are both predators imo, and it's very strange that they both act very similar. Like they are the same type of character. So birds of the same feather flock together. This guy runs with disgusting people across the board. I don't believe one word he says, Ive seen people exactly like him in real life and they are the same type of liar. This guy needs to be cancelled permanently and possibly put in jail. Unfortunately a large portion of Hollywood is slime
@@mike8631 only going off what spacey said the interview
@@mike8631 its 5 decades and some of us dont do that you know. I get why you guys defend each other.
ya know, a lot of stuff that was once considered playful or merely 'kinda pushy' is now days seen by many as 'violence.' standards change and interactions between people on this level are really complex.
Well said
yeah times have changed a little bit for you predators. you gotta hide a little and call it horseplay.
Agreed, and I feel that it's sad. I remember when people could playfully say "no" (like Bill Burr points out in his comedy) but it obviously meant yes. And of course some people are bad at reading the room, but I think 100% of all the male friends I have, and even a lot of the female ones, would get in legal trouble by today's absurd standards.
The whole thing feels partly engineered and it's scaring the sexes away from each other.
@@elise9537 first off you said that to a woman. Secondly, judging by your tone, you seem deeply bitter and alone. If you truly think "horseplay" is predatory, then I hope you announce that very early every time so that people stay away from you. Tons of innocent people are being charged with assaults now even after consent has been given. Regretting something truly isn't the same as being a victim.
@@masztaarc A judge on ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of "House of Cards" nearly $31 million because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of young crew members
Wait so
He accepted No as an answer
He never messed with kids
He never held someone against their will
What exactly did he do then?
He was accused of those things, whether they are true or not, he was proven innocent in the court of law, so in the laws eyes he didn’t do anything
@@ox1dyz961there’s no such thing as proven innocent. It’s called not guilty for a reason. Doesn’t mean innocent, just not enough evidence to prove guilt
@@dynaguy3 But there is the presumption of innocence. So he IS innocent until PROVEN guilty.
"Kids" sorry what? Isn't the person he was accused of sleeping with 18? Get outta here with your "kids" BS and stop discriminating against age gap relationships
@@Nattapong69 "discriminating agaisnt age gap relationships" Lmao
“Kevin Spacey is as gay as pink ink!” Random Julliard graduate on Tosh.0 like 15 years ago
Hate gets you nowhere
You can never be sure of anything an actor says.... Having lived in LA for over 30 years and catering to the more affluent, as I'm an artist, I've had to deal with a lot of "gay" clients - Being a straight man and not unattractive (particularly when I was younger), having to deal with the constant attempts at flirting can be a real bummer. I've had gay men say some of the most disgusting things to me, that to them is just normal - I've had to respond where I tell them not to talk to me like that and some just can't help it. I've had to walk away from quite a few clients because of it....
YUP
What do you think it’s like for women on a daily basis?
@@red2lucasit’s common knowledge a lot of guys are weird towards women. It’s sadly common, he is sharing his uncommon experience of being hit on as a straight guy.
@@red2lucas I've heard that before - and saying/asking that doesn't excuse the behavior....
@@AstroVanTribe I’m not excusing anyone’s behaviour
OJ was also acquitted...
OJ murdered two people and were many factors that had to do with the acquittal in LA at the time, especially race relations and what was going on with the LAPD. and the mark furman tapes. Two different situations that can’t be compared. Using OJ as a example of someone getting off who shouldn’t have is such a stupid argument
OJ murdered two people, and there were many factors that went into play that resulted in his acquittal, including race relations in LA at the time, the LAPD, and the Mark Furman tapes… Using OJ as an example of somebody who was acquitted who shouldn’t have been is not a good argument
Using OJ as an example for every time someone is acquitted who shouldn't have been is not a very good argument. Not every situation is the same. A lot of factors were going on at the time with race relations in L.A. and the LAPD, and the Rodney King beating a couple years prior. All of that came into play with OJ's acquittal. Spacey's trials provided proof and details that showed nothing he did was criminal. People should research the outcomes of the trials or any trial for that matter if that's going to be their only argument.
@@ajhornes yes exactly. I do agree that the OJ trial verdict really shook people's faith in the court system but I don't think we should go as far as to say that trial results are meaningless in every case since the OJ trial.
@@ajhornes A judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of ‘House of Cards’ nearly $31 million (approx. €30 million) because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
It’s funny so many comments are saying he gives off creepy vibes, etc when that’s not evident to me. It really seems like most of the people saying that still assume guilt after he was acquitted for criminal AND civil cases, which have a much lower bar for ‘guilt.’ There was no sexual assault and things were proven in court that many incidents didn’t even happen.
Let’s just hope none of us are accused of things, as even if you’re found innocent after Due Process, most will still think you did something and your life will never be the same. An example that comes to mind is that college football player accused of rape, found innocent, it was proven the accuser made it all up, and his life is still messed up, as most still think he did it. Fyi, nothing happened to the lying accuser.
You are just as naive as his victims
His affect is not matching his language. People can find that creepy.
I get your point but in the case of the football player there was one accuser. With Spacey, there are multiple over a period of time who have not relation to each other. The criminal 'justice" system is riddled with ineffectiveness and has time and time again, demonstrating that those with money (and power) can evade justice.
You probably think OJ was innocent too. 🙄
Clown shoes.
@@blouburketteI’ve always thought OJ was guilty. That glove sh*t was ridiculous. He was found guilty in the Civil case cuz evidence wasn’t thrown out. That’s my point about saying he was found innocent in the Civil case.
I'm all for forgiveness and learning and growing and all that good stuff, but it's difficult when the person is immediately and consistently minimizing and obfuscating the central issues.
Central issue is he was found not guilty of every single case
@@rlucas7374 There's a difference between being found not guilty in court and actually not being guilty. People lean against forgiveness in Spacey's case because of the evidence. Many have been in situations where they were wrongfully harmed or abused and nothing was done.
It’s easier to forgive when the person in question shows genuine remorse and holds themselves accountable. Spacey is a creep and reeks of inauthenticity. That’s why people think he’s guilty, regardless of the court’s decision.
@@rlucas7374 yeah how about this;A judge on Thursday ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of "House of Cards" nearly $31 million because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members. what will you do when you will be in that situation? ppl of influence get paid and nobodies get nothing, not even empathy.
@@JakeIsLearning "There's a difference between being found not guilty in court and actually not being guilty." Maybe. But the whole point of having trials and a legal system is that as a society, we've agreed to abide by our legal system's verdicts, to accept them as fair and truthful.
What's the alternative? To decide innocence or guilt based on what the press or gossip tells us?
"Many have been in situations where they were wrongfully harmed or abused and nothing was done."
But something _was_ done in this situation: The allegations against Spacey were brought to trial and found to be false in a court of law.
Sometimes giving someone a second chance helps everyone to move on to better things, chin up Kevin. Takes humility to dicuss this ❤
Agreed 💞
This interview went exactly how I expected it to.
Odd combination of specific denials (list repeated 2-3 times of what he didn't do) and vague, very vague acknowledgements (crossing a line, hurting people,going too far).Lex does say Spacey was more specific in other interviews that he linked to, but felt a lot like reahbilitation speak without any real pushback or digging. Not Lex's best job. (Lex seems to do better when he has an expert on and can just listen than when an interview calls for some sort of challenge...or even just probing.)
A friend in the music business once interrupted Kevin Spacey in a private booth at a club in London (to give him free tickets) who was noodling with a very young teenager back in 2005.
Yeah I don't trust this guy like at all
nobody cares about your input
You sound like a child.
@@bruisersdilemma354 who cares, kids are are allowed to use youtube
Well he was cleared by the law of the land, however cold and psychopath he may come across he deserves a second chance. One can only imagine how he went through last 7 years.
I think the worst habit that some of society has adopted recently is using a person’s apology to further condemn them.
Would anyone really be surprised if the story is as it seems? Spacey committed no crime, was wrongly accused, but was a bit of an ass and felt bad about it. If that is true, this is exactly what it looks like. Apologizing publicly always seems to always make it worse for these people, but Spacey did it anyway. Because it’s the right thing to do. But people over correct of fear that someone possibly got away with something wrong, not caring one bit that an undeserving person is hated by the masses. Have a heart, people.
I support this , thank you . When people are afraid it’s so much easier to be judge jury and executioner:(
@@DebCorcoran-pr3sc we should implement the who'll Judge Dredd protocol
@@whatwhat9519 holy F😂😱⬆️priceless …sigh
@@DebCorcoran-pr3sc don't we all believe that when we're on the "right side" of things?
; )
(i got to get better at spelling)
@@whatwhat9519 I can only speak for myself…I try to avoid generalization
Anyone notice in the start how Lex asked the question in detail, eyes down, without looking at Spacey? Like him making him super comfy to open up. Very smart Lex.
Guests and talks like this, with the way you, Lex, handle them. Is what makes you so good at this Lex. Many thanks for your way of things.
Hes lying straight through his teeth.
he told you that?
@@AIRWAY26 A judge on ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of "House of Cards" nearly $31 million because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members. You just need influence to get justice really and those guys are nobodies so they dont matter.
A great performance!
@@AIRWAY26 no, you can see it in his teeth - haha.
@@sohailhines Ahhh yes, I see it now
I believe this guy. Horrible what he had to go through. What happened to him was an internet bukkake. So many just joined in on the fun of trashing him and spewing their lies all over his face. I hope he recovers emotionally and can get back to working again. A great actor.
He was on Epsteins plane with underage people and said he never knew he was on the plane…He’s a liar.
My predator alert is going off. Awesome interview by the way
A judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of ‘House of Cards’ nearly $31 million (approx. €30 million) because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
Netflix even knew and thus made a sexual harassment clause in his contract.
Kevin Spacey is one of the greatest american actors
This guy seems calculated. I dont like the inauthentic way he responds to Lex's questions. You don't have to be physically violent to be aggressive. You can dominate someone, and even destroy someone, with words. He's not taking accountability, because he's denying he knew his behaviour was ever problematic. I feel pretty confident he knew he was crossing a line, and crossed it anyway.
Sure he was in the business of people "flirting", but he was also in the business of people getting away with far worse.
Spidey senses were going off
Well your anecdote supercedes evidence
@@mariomario1462 his testimony is evidence. And it's not convincing.
I'm pretty sure he said multiple times in this interview and his others with the telegraph and Dan Wootton that he knows he was pushy at times and did take accountability for things he's done. And he's reached out to people he's hurt and working to make amends and build relationships with hem. He's just not going to apologize or be regretful for things he didn't do, which he shouldn't.
@@ajhornes I don't know what he did or didn't do, he hasn't been specific about either. I just looked up some of the allegations made against him and the first was involving trying to have sexual relations with a 14 year old boy when he was 26. He apologized for "inappropriate drunken behavior". Throwing the "drunken" in there is completely avoiding accountability. And no 14 year old should have sexual advances made by someone in their 20s. This interview with Lex does not convince me of his innocence or naiveté. He seems cold and calculated and doing all he can to salvage his reputation.
Hey Lex, you are excellent at this and have such wonderful and interesting guests and topics. Could I kindly offer a suggestion: ask your question. Then let guest answer. No need to explain the question and or what you know already. I think momentum would be better for your guests
I believe he didnt break any laws or do enough to warrant a civil suit. He was just a flirty, creepy guy. Id like to see him back in movies
*gets asks specifically about damning allegations*
"absolutely not"
*gets asked what he did do wrong*
"you know I just think im a big flirt!"
An unfortunate and horrific victim of child abuse who could not find the strength and healing to avoid becoming a willing, deceitful and malevolent perpetrator. I stand with survivors who break the generational curse.
So sad 😢
Too bad that there was no victim of child abuse in this case. It never happened and it was proven that he made it up
Is that what turned him into this, I suppose that's obvious? How awful that he chose to traumatize others as he was traumatized.
What evidence do you have that the judge didnt have?
I love how Kevin Spacey gulps really hard when he starts to answer the question it doesn’t look suspect at all
Such a weak interview. I expect questions that ask what happened in a particular case and not this vague „I accept responsibility“.
Bro, what the heck did he actually do. Nothing was gained from these 20 minutes.
Weak potcast
Lex said if you want details then to watch the Dan Wootton interview he did a month ago where he addresses each allegation in more detail.
Beyond insane how people claim to value evidence for themselves but not other people. Love the celebrity. Also, "minor" is irrelevant. What matters is if werent under 14 and consented. Simple..
A judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of ‘House of Cards’ nearly $31 million (approx. €30 million) because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
I wouldn't apologize. I'm sick of the media burying people and the public just accepting it and assuming they know anything.
This sparked with Kramer... I even forgot the actors name, but he was crushed and for one clearly defensive (not racist) rant.
This is what makes Mr Spacey a decent human being
Kevin Spacey lay on top of me 25 years ago, please give me $40 million.
I assumed, when he was accused, sued, and criminally charged that he was guilty. When he won the suit and was not found guilty in the criminal case, I was no longer sure. In the Me-Too environment where an accusation is taken as guilt and the courts usually fall in line to render that verdict, the fact that he won both cases is almost proof in itself that he was not guilty. I sense no duplicity in this interview. On the heels of us all throwing Jim Carey under the bus when he was accused of give an STD to his girlfriend and then it coming out that she lied, maybe we should go back to “innocent-until-proven-guilty”.
I didn't do these things and I'm never doing them again...
Kevin Spacey is lucky he is not in jail right now. I believe Anthony Rapp.
Great interview. Lex has a strange posture/body language, not sure if it’s due to being intimidated or uncomfortable due to the topics being discussed.
A case where you are such a good actor and play such horrible characters, people literally cannot separate them from the real Spacey. But also, being Frank Underwood and literally living a life flying on private jets with the Clintons and Epstein REALLY doesn't help your case, or help people separate your authentic self from your characters. Especially with House of Cards. Its such a tricky one because he is so incredible at his craft, it is almost impossible to know if he is being genuine or not.
Why is this cringe
Why am I cringing at this?
Probably use sensing the complete inauthenticness of it; natural human response.
The ego on this man haha
Really sad the see Lex letting guests dictate where the conversation is allowed to go
They didn't even talk about his ties with Epstein. I mean are you serious, how the fuck did he not ask about that.
Because you're young and immature
@@bruisersdilemma354 thanks for the compliment
...because you're feeling cringe
@@whatwhat9519 i am now
I agree. Apologies should be made privately. You don't need cameras. "I hear you, i apologize." Idk why the algorithm won't show me your interviews as much anymore Lex but keep going, we're watching.
From these comments I hope none of you get accused of a crime you didn't do and were acquitted of later. I guess people are guilty until proven innocent and are then still guilty. Awesome.
Love all the comments ITT that amount to "He was found not guilty - so we're going to carry on pretending he is anyway, even if he *was* found not guilty several times"
This feels like a performance. It just doesn't come across as genuine.
at first i believed him on Piers, but there is no way that many people hate him, and he is clean. Plus the 3 that died, those are almost movie like odds, that they died right before the lawsuit, more than surely he hired somebody to do it. And he is broke now? Spent all his money to go fake clean.
Not a bad interview, but I’m confused why Lex is interviewing this guy. Seems out of character for more of a tech and big ideas podcast.
It was probably initiated by Spacey himself.
The idea that you can be acquitted on criminal charges, found not liable in a civil trial, and still be considered guilty by so many people who know nothing at all is a big idea, no?
I don't fully believe what hes say about the allegations BUT i also understand the world changed and things that were accepted (although wrong) are not accepted now. I am not making excuses but there needs to be an understanding of things.
Spacey hoped for a frank under wood conversation.
This interview seemed unusually softball for Lex.
Clearly, I don’t know the truth. But this didn’t ring true in my opinion.
Ah yes, the “I’m just a romantic” defence
I respect due process as well. I feel like the guy should be given an opportunity to work as an actor again.
I still like Spacey as an actor and hope to see more of his work in the future.
Big support to Mr Spacey! One of the finest actors to ever grace the big screen.
I don't like him as a human being.
Only thing about actors being interviewed is maybe their still doing it? I don't trust any of em.
Same with Trump.
What will forever bother me about this is the prejudice and bias. If Leonardo Dicaprio set his hand on the knee of an 18 year old girl no one would care and it wouldn't be newsworthy. But Kevin Spacey puts his hand on the knee of an 18 year old boy and everyone loses their minds and he goes to court. What he did was wrong, but the reaction wasn't proportional to the crimes. Rapp said Spacey made him feel uncomfortable but also admitted in court that nothing happened. So if nothing happened then why are we still talking about it?
American Beauty is a great movie (Kevin is amazing in that movie)
I remember there being stories of Kevin's misconduct going around many years before any of allegations came out. I mean... rumors are just rumors. But if these stories are so widespread that some no-named goober on the internet in the midwesf has heared them repeatedly... there's almost got to be some "teeth" to them.
A judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of ‘House of Cards’ nearly $31 million (approx. €30 million) because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
No, no there doesn't have to have some teeth in them. People lie. People forget. People are under the influence. People have bad/confused memories. People do shit.
Old saying - tell a lie often enough, and tell it with a straight face, and people start to believe it.
I don't know what happened. You don't know what happened. We both know NOTHING about what happened. NOTHING,. We weren't there. I'm going with the "presumed innocent" standard, because that's the standard I want applied to my behaviours .
@@ABC-yt1nqso you do a lot or horseplaying too? I guess predators gotta do that predation diligently ?
@@ABC-yt1nq are you part of the PR team that keeps deleting comments ?
@@ABC-yt1nq Well said.
Love hearing spacey stories on movies and before he became famous. He is such a badass talented actor, who needs to be back on the big screen. Spacey is my favorite actor of all time and lights up the screen. My favorite movie with him is a 3 way Tie with Se7en, xpax and negotiator. And of course the creative badass will written show House of Cards. Frank underwood is my second favorite fictional president, my first is Bill Pullman in Independence Day. Kevin is the jack of all trades , he’s a beautiful singer, director,writer, producer and of course actor. I have been researching and studying the 3 cases Mr. Spacey was summoned to and I’m disgusted. No evidence or facts at all against him!! I’m surprised it was sent to court because of statute of limitations. He was found innocent all 3 times . I can’t believe his career was put on hold because of nothing more than high school rumors. Please do your research before spreading false information. No kids was in any of the court Proceedings. The “14 year old” is 59 years old, he Accused spacey over 40 years later! I stand with Spacey because I did my research and found him absolutely innocent of all he was accused of in court. I’m not saying Mr spacey is a saint but a innocent man trying to go back on the big screen. I stand with you spacey and stay strong. Please don’t get easily brainwashed by the media
Yeah and have access to more horseplay and young staffers.
Lex's calification of Kevin's post is ridiculous. It surprises me that Kevin does not push back on that more
Can you not see his kind soul?!
When cancel culture meets due process- who wins, who loses?
When Prince died, he had 70 relatives come out of the closet. Does volume count?
In other words.
Spacey can afford good lawyers.
In other, much, much more important words, the presumption of innocence.
@ABC-yt1nq whatever let's you sleep at night......kevin. lol 😆
I’m so glad people are realizing that this guy is creepy. As if his response to accusations that he attempted to sa a 14 year old boy being “I was drinking a lot then” and “actually I’m gay so let’s focus on that and not the allegations” shouldn’t have been enough.
Not really I don’t really know if he did it or not. I do think that people wanted something from him and he gave them the tip and not the one with a financial backing
Settling OUT OF COURT isn't "see, I didn't do it"
Settling? He didn’t settle with anyone out of court. He fought his charges and won
Spacey has always been over-rated. I always feel like he is acting, including in this interview.
As much as I love Lex for his empathy and curiosity for other people , i wish he pushed a little more during controversial topics like this . I think sometimes a little pressure goes a long way more than being gentle in a conversation . Kinda disappointed
Again, underwhelming and uninformative when taking a chance on a guest like this. You need to improve lex, life is greyer than just was it illegal or not.
Maybe he is more than an journalist.
@@ThriftdaddykaneTDK or much less than a journalist...
What bothers me about the man is his stubborn estrangement from his only brother, Randy Fowler, who hasn't been able to connect with him in over 20 years. Randy is a limo driver and part-time Rod Stewart impersonator based in Idaho, and claims that their father - a neo-Nazi - would routinely beat him brutally as a youth. In any interviews I've seen with Randy, he always comes across as a pretty genuine, likeable guy. I think you'll agree if you check him out.
Spacey got railroaded. There is a lot of that going around these days….cough, cough Trump
Dont forget this is an Oscar winning Actor now 😂😂😅😂😂😅
whoa. lex is a real journalist.
explain "horse-ing" around 🤔
Amazing man and beautiful human being
Reminds me so much of my daddy John Thompson and my lil brother Adam.
It makes me so proud to see them flourish like this. ❤
Stay strong Kevin
We stand by you.
reading all the comments below he won ever case and yes made a lot of mistakes but the sad thing is we will never see him act again. If he lost ever case then yes , but he didn't and will be banned for life from people that have done worst then him
Kevin Spacey doesn't have to prove anything to anyone anymore. Like Johnny Depp, his legacy is preserved now. Attempts to rehash "allegations" as if they are on par with achievements is sad & pathetic. ❤
Why doesn’t he just say he’ll never have a work relationship again? That would fix all these issues.
After seeing this video, something tells me that the social vibe that people believe, is that same sex harassment is accepted, while opposite sex harassment is unaccepted.
I say this because I don't see the same energy aimed at men who harass women, aimed at men who harass men.
its horrific in both cases. Look at his other interview with predators. lots of guys cheer for the predator even if victims are women or teen girls.
@@elise9537 I think that if it were women who said they have been sexually harassed and assaulted by Spacey, Lex would have a vastly different response.
It is horrific in both cases, agreed.
I've ever heard of or seen guys cheer for male predators assaulting women and girls. I haven't seen that with Harvey's situation, Cosby, etc. Society seems to get that assaulting women is wrong. I don't think society has the same feeling for men and boys who are assaulted. Terry Crews brought up same sex harassment for instance, and the world laughed at him.
Anthony Rap was underage
And Kevin Spacey was acquitted.
@@ABC-yt1nq why are you so invested on defending a known predator?
@@ABC-yt1nq The jury did not say he didn't molest Rapp. The jury said "we do not find sufficient evidence to say that he did molest Rapp".
The evidence is basically the memory of a guy of something that happened like 35 years ago.
It's basically absurd for anyone to think that he's lying -- the memory is no doubt vivid for him to make this allegation. And yet I guess our legal system is set up with a high bar for proof because some people could lie about this.
This is why the rate of finding guilt in rape cases is so low.
I know a contractor in Missouri that’s scared to come out and support Kevin spacey. I’m not scared I just don’t care
If I can enjoy Michael Jackson’s music then I can still enjoy Kevin’s movies. 🤷🏽♂️
In my experience it's difficult to separate the art from the artist such as Woody Allan. I just care less about dealing with that energy for my entertainment time.
People still watch Toy Story after the creater John Lasseter got canceled and let go of Pixar.
Lex said, "Court of law shown not to be true" is that accurate? I thought it was more "Not proven beyond reasonable doubt".
Criminal standard: the prosecutor must prove guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt".
Civil lawsuit standard: the plaintiff - the one making the claim - must prove their claim "On the balance of probabilities" - anything over 50.000% certainty proves a civil case.
It's much easier to win in civil court. The fact that Spacey was NOT found liable in civil court means that the jury was not even convinced on a "maybe/maybe not" basis that he did anything.
Great interview!
I believe him and so do the courts. However he has had a tsunami of karma over what I think must have been aggressive flirtation, which some people like and were turned on at the time but can retrogressively change their mind about. He's obviously done the rounds in the gay community and they can be a bitchy lot when spurned. I think where this is interesting is how he owns up to his flaws but seems not to realise how much over-flirting he has done or how powerfully, given his charisma and likeably dodgy Spacey persona, the affect of his pro-active attention seems to have been.
He really is a phenomenal actor... One of the best ever
Let's have some interviews with the victims now
Move on from your past. Keep it up Mr. Spacey!
Bit too easy on him here, Lex. Just led him to every conclusion and he only had to agree.
Lex taking notes like a therapist
No specifics. Still with the bullshit.
lol, “I’m so romantic”. So he’s not a bad guy, he’s just like Pepe Le Pew. 🦨😍🥰😘
This is spacey’s best acting performance ever and not in a good way.
Yeah, I was getting the vibe that he was "performing." Didn't mean I don't believe him. It just didn't necessarily feel sincere.
@@jerrellrice3413 the whole "I'm just really romantic and have too much love to give" shtick was a bit on the nose.
OK, so let's talk about your sex life with millions watching.
wonder whether that will sound rehearsed 🤣🤣🤣
YOU ARE ALL SAINTS AND ANGELS - or even still way better than these 🤡
@@adammontgomery7980 You realize that by calling his schtick "on the nose," you're saying it's truthful? I only bring this up because I'm guessing that's not your intention.
@@eyesuckle "on the nose" as in cliche/obvious
Is this the ending of The Unusual Suspects?
no. it's actually the opening for the second movie
“And like a poof…he’s gone.”
And like poof, he came
100
It’s the true ending. Kaiser Sozer may have murdered a boat load of people, but he was also sexually inappropriate
*THERE'S LITERALLY A PIC OF HIM AND MAXWELL SITTING ON THE BRITISH THRONE!!!!*
Very true!
Hilarious that you think that is a 'throne'
@@peterduncan5034 literally ever media outlet that covered it called it a throne...real weird you would quibble about that erroneous detail and not that he was hanging out laughing with a convicted human trafficker ON ROYAL PROPERTY...
So
@@peterduncan5034dude the iron throne is a throne. You can make a throne and it would be a throne.
What about the strange videos you made with the southern accent.?
Also i wish Lex better defined what “ crossing the line” meant.
trying to get his job back in a weird way ?
What is that garbage at 10:50... "Oh yes, here comes my moment, let me drop into my poignant actor voice to deliver this pre-rehearsed line... Ah yes... Betrayal... What an interesting word...."
People don't seem to remember that he was acquitted.
That is not the same thing as "he didn't do it" if you remember his own defense was "I'm living out as a gay men" when accused of having relations with an underage boy...why wouldn't he say "I didn't do it."
A judge has ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers of ‘House of Cards’ nearly $31 million (approx. €30 million) because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
@@yew2oob954 He was acquitted. HE remains innocent in the eyes of the law. The allegations were tested in the best forums for finding truth in our society - both criminally and civilly - and he was exonerated in both.
@@ABC-yt1nq He settled out of court. He admitted that he was "too handsy." He stated that he was "living as a gay man" when accussed of being inappropriate with a 14 year old instead of saying "I didn't do it" and used "I don't remember, it was 30 years ago" as the excuse. Just because he is "innocent" doesn't mean he didn't do it. For example...do you think OJ did it?
@@yew2oob954horrible example on near every level
Kind of a softball interview
first time watching lex?
@@Tobias.Harris FAIR POINT hahaha
He did the same thing with the Moderna CEO. Later Lex said in another interview he felt like he was talking to an empty suit. You know a lot of these people would flat out refuse hardball questioning.
Not really given his questions.
@@Tobias.HarrisWell, your first time. 😆
This was the weirdest lex episode yet
Why?
For those who think he's guilty.
Only if you’re a pathetic child. This was one of the best episodes
Could not disagree more
Lex the big bad podcast shill
“I think that if you’re going to be betrayed, it has to be by those who truly know you. And I can tell you, that I have not been betrayed.” Cut! And scene.
Few rehearsals with that one
I had to double check this wasn’t a movie 😂
What's crazy is that I read your comment exactly the same time as he said it word for word. That's crazy timing.
Same here...gave me chills@@kingchiles4328
Saaaaame
Lex proves he's a terrible interviewer, and Spacey coasts acting start to finish.
How is Lex a terrible interviewer?
Dumbass thing to say.
There is a difference between what due process says and what an intelligent take is. I credit Lex for trying to work this out, but I'm not sure he is savvy and neurotypical enough. He comes across as wanting to rescue people from themselves.
Yes there is a difference. When you want to find the truth, due process provides the best forum and process. An "intelligent take"??? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!! What a silly thing to actually believe.
His interview with Kanye was the worst. Kanye ran circles around him.
He was friends with epstein