'Go away!': Internet slams Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson for demanding Kevin Spacey's Hollywood comeback

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Several notable personalities have come to defend Kevin Spacey and urged the actor's return to Hollywood almost a year after the sexual misconduct charges against him were dropped. 

Fellow actors such as Sharon Stone and Liam Neeson praised the 'American Beauty' actor after the two-part documentary titled 'Spacey Unmasked' aired in the United Kingdom last week, claiming that the industry "needs him and misses him greatly." Spacey was blacklisted after sexual assault claims from various men came to light.

Sharon Stone praises Kevin Spacey

"I can’t wait to see Kevin back at work," Stone told The Telegraph. "He is a genius. He is so elegant and fun, generous to a fault and knows more about our craft than most of us ever will."

"It’s terrible that [aspiring actors] are blaming him for not being able to come to terms with themselves for using him and negotiating with themselves because they didn’t get their secret agendas," she added.

Liam Neeson calls Kevin Spacey 'a man of character'

"I was deeply saddened to learn of these accusations against him. Kevin is a good man and a man of character. He’s sensitive, articulate and non-judgmental, with a terrific sense of humor," the 'Schindler's List' star said of Spacey.

"He is also one of our finest artists in the theater and on camera. Personally speaking, our industry needs him and misses him greatly," Neeson added.

F Murray Abraham calls Kevin Spacey a 'fine man' and detests his allegations

F Murray Abraham, who won an Academy Award for his role as Salieri in 'Amadeus', said, "I vouch for him unequivocally. Who are these vultures who attack a man who has publicly accepted his responsibility for certain behavior, unlike so many others?"

"He is a fine man, I stand with him, and let he who is without sin cast the first stone," he added.

Kevin Spacey slams 'Spacey Unmasked' documentary as 'one-sided'

Spacey criticized the documentary as a "one-sided" version of events ahead of its release. He stated that the one week given to him by Channel 4, the UK station first airing the documentary, to respond was not a "fair opportunity."

"I will not sit back and be attacked by a dying network's one-sided ‘documentary’ about me in their desperate attempt for ratings," Spacey wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

"There's a proper channel to handle allegations against me and it’s not Channel 4," he stated. "Each time I have been given the time and a proper forum to defend myself, the allegations have failed under scrutiny and I have been exonerated."

Kevin Spacey was acquitted of sexual misconduct charges in July last year

Spacey was acquitted of sexual misconduct charges in July 2023 after four weeks of testimony. He pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault, indecent assault, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The jury found him not guilty.

"I imagine that many of you can understand that there's a lot for me to process after what has just happened today," Spacey said after court, per Fox News.

"But I would like to say that I'm enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts, carefully, before they reached their decision," he added.

"I am humbled by the outcome today," he concluded.

Spacey's latest acting credit is a movie called 'Peter Five Eight', which was released earlier this year.

Internet calls out Liam Neeson and Sharon Stone

X users lashed out at the Hollywood celebrities after they demanded Spacey's return to the industry. One tweeted, "Yeah cuz rich people can just pay to make it go away and act like nothing ever happened.. a tale as old as time.." Another penned, "Wait... that creepy obviously guilty got got acquitted? Damn, the Teo tiered system strikes again, eh?" 

"Well Liam racist, so I know he has no morals," opined one and another added, "The public still looks at him as Icky and if they don’t buy tickets, there will be no acting for Spacey." "Three people nobody wants to hear from again, just go away!" tweeted one user. 

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