If there is an old drama bone that has been in the shadow for a long time suddenly announces its return to the screen, netizens will definitely be happy to run, and even cry out a sentence of "live for a long time".
But yesterday's high-profile return of an Oscar-winning film emperor, although it was welcomed by clapping hands, also caused great anger and controversy on the whole network.
Kevin Spacey, who has been accused of sexual assault and molestation of minors by at least 15 people, has started acting in movies after 4 years in retirement...
In 2018, after being accused of a lot of public sexual misconduct, "House of Cards" actor Kevin Spacey ended his career as a top actor. At least 15 of the accusers, all of whom were men, many of whom were minors at the time of the crime. Here's a quick recap.
First, in 2017, under the influence of the anti-sexual assault movement in Hollywood, actor Anthony Rapp first filed charges against Spacey. Rapp was active in the musical theater field as a child actor at an early age, and at the age of 14, he was invited by Spacey, who was acting in drama, to go to a party at home.
Rapp is in the musical Yoshiya for rent
Rapp said Spacey, then 26, made uncomfortable physical teases about himself and "picked me up and put me on his bed and climbed on top of me." "Rapp's criminal prosecution is out of date and is still fighting for civil litigation.
Spacey's only response to this was that he didn't remember, maybe he was drunk and did something inappropriate, which was really embarrassing.
He also used Rapp's accusation that he had sexually assaulted himself to give himself a cupboard, shifting people's attention from pedophilia to homosexuality. On the contrary, it made public opinion more angry, and the British activist Tatchell directly pointed out that he threw this information when he was accused, just to confuse the public.
Indeed, the hot searches of the day were almost all about him coming out, and the sexual assault content was covered in large quantities. But what he didn't expect was that after that day, the victims sprung up, in addition to the men of Spacey's British hometown, but also American teenagers.
The major studios and directors were afraid of igniting the fire, and quickly expressed their support for the protection of victims' rights, canceled all film and television contracts with Spacey, replaced the movies and TV series they were filming, and even swept him out of the door with "House of Cards", which made his popularity reach its peak. Spacey was also abandoned by his PR and brokerage firms.
The 2018 film "Billionaires Club", which was too late to draw a line with him, ushered in a box office disaster, with a $15 million investment that only recovered 2.7 million at the box office.
Five-time Emmy nomination and two Oscars. The fall of a film emperor makes people feel that at least this time, the European and American entertainment circles have shown enough sincerity to deal with the long-term sexual assault culture. But it didn't take long for such relief to be awakened by reality.
The charges sparked at least nine criminal investigations, and Spacey became a home squat. But neither the investigation nor the trial went well, after all, it happened so many years ago that there is almost no way to verify it.
A 2019 criminal proceeding against Spacey ended with his mother deleting text messages that were key pieces of evidence, and in another criminal case, litigants accused Spacey of sexually assaulting and assaulting him but accidentally dying before the trial began.
Ari Behn, whose real name has talked about Spacey's sexual misconduct, the ex-husband of the Norwegian royal princess, once exposed Spacey stroking his genitals in public. But two years ago, he committed suicide at home, and the details cannot be verified.
Although Spacey appears to be innocent, he still faces civil charges against Rapp and other anonymous victims. That is to say, it is certainly too early to say that he is innocent, and now choosing to make a comeback is even more chilling to the victims who bravely stand up.
But it seems that Spacey and some producers have taken this as a signal that they are free to come out and make money. At Christmas, he also posted strange videos that mimicked the image in House of Cards, predicting that he would soon be back on the screen. Didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
On May 24, Spacey received another invitation to the film, and the victims were verbally abused and slighted by fans online, and the confrontation was announced by Spacey in advance.
Producer Luis Niro confirmed that Spacey's first film four years later was called The Man Who Painted God, which was an Italian film. This has caused an uproar, and the unconclusive sexual assault, child prostitution, can still be filmed?
Some fans say that his reputation has plummeted and that the big studios will certainly not look for it again, so he can only receive these poor European low-budget independent films, which are not worth caring about. But is that true?
In this play, Kevin Spacey will be invited to perform with the famous Italian actor Franco Nero. Among his colleagues was Nero's wife, vanessa Redgrave, a more accomplished British showbiz actress (Liam Nissen's mother-in-law, Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award).
Redgrave and son Liam Neeson
Franco Nero and Quentin
This battle and ambition are not small. Spacey's role in it feels even more out of place. Spacey, a man accused of sexually assaulting underage boys, actually played a police detective in this film.
And that's not all, the detective's mission is to investigate "false pedophilia allegations." Who is this to blame for the yin and yang weirdness? In connotations Spacey innocent, the people who accuse him are all liars?
When the reporter asked the producer what he thought of his sexual assault allegations, the man said: I don't know, I just know that he is a good actor. Even lead actor Franco Nero began to stand for him. Told ABC News: "It's a pleasure to act in a movie with him, I think he's a good actor and can't wait for filming to start." ”
Spacey took on this role what mentality not to say, a film practitioner, in the world so many excellent actors, but to find a person accused of sexual assault of minors, to play a detective to investigate pedophile "lies". If you don't really want to whitewash Spacey, you want to make a big news if you want to go crazy for money, no matter what kind of thing, it is his heart to blame.
The Independent commented:
Less than four years after more than a dozen people made incessantly making serious allegations about Spacey's sexuality, Spacey's swift return to the screen was a reminder of the dangerous truth about show business — that stars and producers can suck the blood of the unsung, less-paid, or more vulnerable people they work with before continuing to make a lot of money.
How dare the victim speak out? Don't people who can't become famous deserve controversy and attention?
Scarlett Johansson and Gayle Gadot have been harassed by humanity in the circle, and they all have to wait until they are popular before they dare to tell the truth, not to mention the small actors who can't get into the A-list.
The signal conveyed by Spacey's return is worrying, but what is even more unexpected is that in the comments of netizens, most people are happy to celebrate Spacey's return, and some people feel that he has been greatly wronged in the past 4 years...
Reading the comments under the news, Yishui's mezzanine welcome is not as tolerant of Spacey as the tweet that calls "conservative hell":
"It's good to hear that Spacey has returned! We waited too long! ”
"Welcome back"
"A generation of geniuses, we look forward to seeing your new film"
There are too many similar screenshots, as well as for him to seek revenge, stealing the concept that he can't make a scene because of the "boycott culture" of Hollywood madness:
"I really don't care what people say. I believe that the convicted should be charged with a sentence, but until someone proves you guilty, I also believe that you are innocent. There is no evidence that the man has been destroyed and that the culture of resistance should be carried out after it is determined!!! ”
"I can't believe that people are boycotting such a great actor, really, Spacey is obviously the best actor of this generation, and now he can only go to Italian movies, which is a shame." 」
Some netizens pointed out that he was likely to have done something to hurt others, and another replied:
"Hey, everyone on Twitter seems to be the perfect moral pacesetter..."
"Kevin is a good actor, I only care about this"
"Good actor, can't evaluate the accusation, after all, we don't know if it's true."
Some netizens said that Kevin Spacey made her feel like Epstein and made her feel uncomfortable. Then it was confirmed by fans with the theory of "no belt is no writing", and no sentence means that no bad thing has been done.
"No, no one here in Spacey died because of this, both cases were dropped, and the court did not have any evidence that he had committed a crime."
Others are forgiving Spacey on behalf of the accuser:
"Good luck to him, maybe he's changed and made him a better person, a better actor, and better able to help others later."
"It was amazing! He's a good actor anyway and everyone needs to get a second chance. ”
I don't know if it was they who were sexually assaulted, whether they still had Yaxing said such a thing.
Under the applause, of course, there are also netizens who firmly support the accusers and think that Spacey's return is an outrageous thing:
"I told my daughter Spacey was going to be in the movie, and she said, 'Who's going to want him?' Shouldn't he be in jail? ”
"No, I don't want to support people who sexually assault others, never."
"I would never look at any of Spacey's works, he was an abuser and had no right to a good future. He took away the sunshine from the victim's life, and he didn't deserve anything. ”
I've said that accusing a man of sexual assault would ruin his life with such. As a result, Spacey was accused of sexual assault by a large number of young people, including Repp, who was 14 years old at the time, and his screen career actually went on like a nobody else..."
"He may be a rare good actor, but sexual assault and forced sex are heavy, and creepy behavior is enough to erase everything he once recognized." It's sad. ”
Someone suggested that although we can't control the film side, we can control ourselves:
"Actually, he probably got the role, but none of us had to support the film or spend money to see it. It's likely that in the end, because his movies are not popular, no one will hire him in the future."
There is also a sentence of netizens satirizing the entire film and television circle:
"Let's go to France for the next film, I heard that people over there gave Polanski, who was accused of a similar accusation, a grand prize."
No one can deny Kevin Spacey's divine acting skills and taste for movies, but he can't ignore all his mistakes because of his achievements.
What's more, these mistakes are not just moral, people are not resisting him because he opened a blank slate to his colleagues, if the allegations are true, he is breaking the law. In addition to his identity as an actor, he made the same "mistakes" as pedophiles who appeared on the social news.
Perhaps, some people will say: What if the allegations are false? Leaving aside the possibility that 15 people of different ages and nationalities will all be false testimony. Regardless of others, the Norwegian royal family really does not need to spread rumors about the heat of Spacey.
At present, Repp's civil lawsuit against Spacey is still advancing, and the dust has not yet settled, at least not the right time to return.
As Russia Today commented: Controversial casting is a sure way to gain public attention, but at the cost of the plaintiffs.
Spacey's return is bound to send a devastating message — it's pointless to summon up the courage to stand up and accuse you of sexual assault in the industry, because there's always a way out of trouble for someone more powerful and famous than you.
We can only hope that this is not a sign of the regression of the anti-sexual assault movement that has been so effective. I hope that the testimony can be sympathized with and acted upon, rather than being ridiculed and questioned at the first time.
Protecting victims, protecting more people from abuse, is more important than appreciating art...