Kevin Spacey admits to ‘handsy’ behaviour in ‘astounding’ Piers Morgan interview

Kevin Spacey has spoken about his ‘bad behaviour’ during an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

The actor, with celebrated roles in films including The Usual Suspects and American Beauty, was fired suddenly from House Of Cards in 2017 amid multiple allegations of misconduct.

Spacey, 64, was acquitted of a number of sexual offences alleged by four men between 2001 and 2013 after a trial in London. He went on to win another US civil lawsuit in October 2022, after being accused of an unwanted sexual advance at a party in 1986.

However, last month, he was the subject of Channel 4 documentary Spacey Unmasked, which featured 10 men who discussed their experiences with the actor. The contributors all claim to have been at the receiving end of inappropriate behaviour. There are allegations of non-consensual groping, and humping, and claims they were forced to watch Spacey masturbate.

In the YouTube interview which Morgan, 59, has described as ‘astounding’ he directly asked Spacey what he constitutes as his ‘bad behaviour’.

‘Pushing the boundaries,’ he replied.

Piers has interviewed Spacey on his YouTube channel (Picture: x.com/piersmorgan)

Spacey finished on House of Cards in 2017 (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock)

‘Being too handsy, touching someone sexually in a way that I didn’t know at the time they didn’t want.’

In response, Morgan stated: ‘People would say that is criminal, that if you grope people in a sexual way against their wishes, that is a crime.’

‘I agree that the word “grope” is a very odd word. I personally, I have caressed people, I have been gentle with people, that is the way that I am. You’re making a pass at someone, you don’t want to be aggressive.

Spacey spoke about the allegations against him (Picture: Piers Morgan Uncensored)

‘You want to be gentle. You want to see if they’re going to respond positively. I think the word itself is not a word that I associate with my experience,’ said Spacey.

When asked if it was consensual, Spacey responded: ‘They should let you know they don’t want to do it so that you can understand it’s non-consensual and stop.’

Elsewhere in the interview, Spacey broke down in tears and claimed he’s been forced to sell his home after being left on the brink of bankruptcy due to his million-dollar legal fees.

He revealed that while he is currently living in Baltimore, his house is set to be sold at auction.

Spacey claims to have no money. ‘I still owe a lot of legal bills that I have not been able to pay,’ he added. When asked how much he owes, Spacey said it was ‘many millions’.

Kevin Spacey’s Piers Morgan Uncensored interview is airing on YouTube at 8pm

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