Unbiased presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. landed a celeb endorsement Monday from embattled Kevin Spacey — who hailed the unbiased candidate as a “loyal good friend.”
Spacey, 64, is going through recent allegations of sexual misconduct from a number of males within the upcoming documentary “Spacey Unmasked,” which drops Tuesday.
“There’s so much I can be taught from this man. When the world turned its again on me, Bobby leaned in,” Spacey posted on X.
“He’s a formidable fighter for justice and a loyal good friend that’s not afraid to face up for what he believes.”
Kennedy promptly reposted Spacey’s endorsement.
Spacey made the endorsement whereas reposting a video minimize by Kennedy’s marketing campaign of the candidate studying dismissive and derisive headlines of himself.
The 2-part British documentary, “Spacey Unmasked” will characteristic the accounts of 10 males, 9 of whom purportedly haven’t publicly instructed their tales earlier than.
None of these males had been related to the trial that passed off in a British court docket final summer time throughout which the Oscar-winning actor was finally discovered not responsible.
These 10 people’ tales span a number of many years and contain alleged interactions that occurred in London, New York, and Los Angeles.
A few of these incidents allegedly occurred at events and on the set of “Home of Playing cards,” the hit Netflix present that made Spacey much more distinguished within the political world.
Spacey has immediately denied these allegations.
“I’ve bought nothing left to cover,” Spacey instructed former British journalist Dan Wootton throughout a prolonged interview final week.
“I take full accountability for my previous conduct and my actions, however I can’t and won’t take accountability or apologize to anybody who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated tales about me.”
Along with his authorized victory earlier than a London jury final yr, expenses had been dropped towards Spacey in an assault and battery case out of Nantucket and he prevailed in a $40 million sexual misconduct lawsuit again in 2022.
Spacey publicly condemned the UK’s Channel 4, for the upcoming documentary, arguing he wasn’t given enough time to rebut the accusations towards him.
“I cannot sit again and be attacked by a dying community’s one-sided ‘documentary’ about me of their determined try for scores. There’s a correct channel to deal with allegations towards me and it’s not Channel 4,” he posted on X.
“Every time I’ve been given the time and a correct discussion board to defend myself, the allegations have failed underneath scrutiny and I’ve been exonerated.”
Spacey has admitted to what he characterised as consensual relationships and flirting with youthful males however denied criminal activity.
“That won’t have been the very best determination and it’s not one which I’d do right now. Nevertheless it occurred. It wasn’t unlawful, and nor has it ever been alleged to have been unlawful,” he mentioned throughout his interview with Wootton.
After the sexual allegations emerged publicly round 2017, Spacey was minimize from the ultimate season of “Home of Playing cards” and misplaced out on quite a few performing gigs.
