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Kevin Spacey is returning to TV this month
The disgraced actor, who has been accused of multiple sexual assaults starting in 2017, will star in Italian comedy, Minimarket
Spacey's appearance comes more than 8 years after his firing from House of Cards
Kevin Spaceyis making his return to television.
The disgracedHouse of Cardsalum, who has been accused of multiple sexual assaults starting in 2017 and wasfired by Netflixthat year, has now landed a role in an Italian comedy series in which he plays himself.
It marks his first apparent television performance since his removal fromHouse of Cards. In the years since, he has appeared in a handful of films, includingHoliguards, which he directed himself (the film has yet to be picked up by a major studio).
Minimarket, from state broadcaster RAI, follows a man who works in a Rome convenience store (Filippo Laganà) and has Spacey as his imaginary mentor. The man apparently dreams of becoming a star, with Spacey as his "artistic conscience and unpredictable mentor," perVariety.
The 10-episode series follows "the experience of a man who has been on the world's most important [movie and TV] sets" and "the recklessness of someone who does not [realize] that they have an Oscar-winner by their side," the outlet reports. It arrives on RAI's RaiPlay on Dec. 26.
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The new role comes eight years after Spacey faced anallegation of sexual misconduct in 2017, before he deniedthe allegations and came out as gay. Additional allegations have come to light in the years since. Spacey was alsocleared of sexual abuse charges in New York in 2022and ofsexual assault claims in 2023 in London.
TheBBCrecently reported on Nov. 26 that Spaceywill face civil claims from three menwho allege he sexually assaulted them as he awaits a 2026 court date.
The men claim the actor assaulted them between 2000 and 2013. He is widely reported to have denied any wrongdoing.
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The news also follows Spacey's comments abouthaving "no home"in a recent interview. Speaking with theTelegraphin a feature published on Nov. 19, the actor said he was "living in hotels, I'm living in Airbnbs, I'm going where the work is" and had "no home," before clarifying in an Instagramvideothat he wasn't "homeless in the colloquial sense."
He added that he's not one of the "many people" who are "living on the streets or in their cars or in terrible financial situations."
"And my heart goes out to them," he said, before criticizing the U.K. publication for "selling out" their own journalist. "But it's clear from the article itself that I am not one of them, nor was I attempting to say that I was."
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