Spacey compares layoffs, accusations
Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey is in the spotlight again, this time for remarks he made in a podcast episode posted in early April comparing the uncertainties people are experiencing because of the coronavirus crisis with his downfall after being accused of sexual assault.
“I will do my best to share some of my perspective on what it feels like to suddenly find yourself in a situation you could not possibly have prepared for or anticipated was coming,” Spacey said during a virtual event hosted by Germany’s “Bits and Pretzels” podcast.
“I don’t think it will come as a surprise for anyone to say that my world completely changed in the fall of 2017,” he continued. “My job, many of my relationships (and) my standing in my own industry were all gone in just a matter of hours.”
In his remarks, Spacey, 60, did not address any of the allegations and subsequent lawsuits. He did mention that it was “very different reasons and circumstances” that caused his unemployment. But he can relate to those who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis.
“I still believe that some of the emotional struggles are very much the same,” Spacey said. “So I do have empathy for what it feels like to suddenly be told that you can’t go back to work or that you might lose your job, and that it’s a situation that you have absolutely no control over.”
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