Kevin Spacey Praised & Defended By Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone, & Stephen Fry In Wake Of Biting UK Documentary & New Trial; “Our Industry Needs Him,” Says ‘Taken’ Star

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress Sharon Stone has inked with Independent Artist Group.

Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone have joined Stephen Fry and F. Murray Abraham in supporting Kevin Spacey‘s return to Hollywood.Their comments come on the back of newly surfaced allegations against Spacey in the recent Channel 4 documentary Spacey Unmasked.“Kevin is a good man and a man of character,” Neeson told The Telegraph, adding he was “deeply saddened” to learn of new accusations against the House of Cards actor.Spacey has not worked in Hollywood since being accused of sexual misconduct by several men in 2017.

@Channel4 afford me more than 7 days to respond to allegations made against me dating back 48 years and provide me with sufficient details to investigate these matters. Channel 4 has refused on the basis that they feel that…He was acquitted on sexual misconduct charges in July 2023 after four weeks of testimony.

Kevin Spacey addressed the latest accusations against him tonight during a live TV appearance on NewsNation‘s Cuomo.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson and more actors are coming to the defense of Kevin Spacey and calling for his return to the industry at large. Spacey has not worked in Hollywood since being accused by several men of sexual misconduct starting in 2017. The two-part documentary “Spacey Unmasked” recently aired in the U.K.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Liam Neeson is checking into “Hotel Tehran.” The Oscar-winner turned on-screen avenging angel is joining the previously announced Zachary Levi in the new action-thriller from Guy Moshe. Cameras will start rolling in late summer. The rest of the ensemble will be cast in the coming weeks.

The Oscar nominated actor is set to board Guy Moshe‘s action thriller Hotel Tehran opposite Zachary Levi, who Deadline first told you about. Also joining the Liam Neeson feature to handle worldwide distribution is Rocket Science alongside previously announced Oakhurst Entertainment, Astral Future and Dreamtime Films. The movie will start shooting later this summer.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A new docuseries about Kevin Spacey, which first broadcast in the U.K on Channel 4 earlier this month, will now be available to stream globally on Max. Titled “Spacey Unmasked,” the two-part series features previously unheard testimonies about the actor’s alleged sexually inappropriate behavior.

Olly Murs has marked a milestone with his newborn daughter as he shared a new photo of himself with his baby daughter. The singer and his wife Amelia confirmed last month the arrival of their baby girl, who they revealed they had named Madison.

METAMORPHOSESPsalmayene 24 directs an exciting new production of visionary Mary Zimmerman’s Tony-winning play which places the tales of Ovid into a modern-day setting, in this case the African diaspora.Folger Theatre’s production features a powerful all-Black cast that includes Edwin Brown III, Renea S. Brown, DeJeanette Horne, Yesenia Iglesias, Billie Kirshawn, Manu Kumasi, Miss Kitty, Jon Hudson Odom, Kalen Robinson, Gerrad Taylor, and Renee Elizabeth Wilson.Through June 16 at the Folger, 201 East Capitol St.

Jack Dunn Daniel Cockburn will write and direct an adaptation of Mark Vonnegut’s memoir “The Eden Express” from executive producer Stephen Fry. Daniel Bekerman (“The Apprentice”) will produce. Per an official logline, “The Eden Express” follows “Mark’s 1970 quest alongside his girlfriend Virge, leaving his famous father’s [Kurt Vonnegut] house in Nixon’s America to go west in search of a better way of life on a British Columbia commune — ‘Eden’ on earth.

Paul Schrader absentmindedly builds installation art out of seven prescription bottles, two inhalers and an empty martini glass, as we sit in a restaurant for seniors in a Manhattan high-rise. Outside, lights twinkle on the Hudson. In 1975, Schrader went to bed with a pistol under his pillow while writing “Taxi Driver.” “Having the option to end things is the only way I could sleep,” Schrader says.

Good Morning Britain viewers flocked to social media to comment after Sharon Stone shut down Ed Balls over a "set up" question live on air. During the latest ITV news programme on Thursday (May 9), hosts Ed and Kate Garraway spoke to the Hollywood icon live from Los Angeles.

Michaela Zee Investigation Discovery has set the U.S. premiere date for “Spacey Unmasked,” as well as released a first look at the docuseries about Kevin Spacey. “Spacey Unmasked” will premiere Monday, May 13, at 9 p.m.

It's been two years since The Chase star Mark Labbett showcased his incredible 10 stone weight loss and it seems that he's still keeping up with his new found healthy habits.

Kevin Spacey has called on Channel 4 to air his “right to reply” interview with Dan Wootton, in response to their documentary Spacey Unmasked.Spacey Unmasked is a two-part show that aired on the channel on May 6 and 7, featuring “never-seen-before interviews and archive” footage that covered the actor’s life “from childhood to early success on Broadway and subsequent meteoric rise to stardom.”It also explored Spacey’s sexual allegations and subsequent acquittal. A description reads: “In 2023, Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial.

K.J. Yossman Kevin Spacey‘s legal troubles are still rumbling on. The actor is set to face a civil trial in the U.K.

Kevin Spacey has spoken out against allegations of his illegal behaviour, ahead of a documentary about him due to air next week.

It’s not over ’til it’s over. And Kevin Costner insists that he’s not necessarily done with creator Taylor Sheridan or Yellowstone.

Ellise Shafer Kevin Spacey has responded to abuse allegations against him in the new doc “Spacey Unmasked” via a video response posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Journalist Dan Wootton interviewed Spacey in a lengthy video titled “Right of Reply,” and Spacey asserted, “I’ve got nothing left to hide.” “Why didn’t you just deny it?” Wootton asked about the early Anthony Rapp allegation. Spacey said he didn’t know what to do.