Kevin Spacey broke down in tears after a jury found him not guilty of committing sex offenses against four men.
The two-time Oscar winner, 64, was acquitted of nine charges — including sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity — by a London court on Wednesday.
The charges pertained to prior sex offense allegations that plaintiffs claimed took place between 2004 and 2013, while Spacey served as artistic director at London’s historic Old Vic theater.
The jury deliberated across three days before returning their verdict.
The “American Beauty” star — who has been virtually banished from Hollywood following multiple allegations of sex abuse — sobbed as the not guilty verdict was handed down.
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