Kevin Spacey doesn't have “All the money in the world.”
Seven years after multiple people accused him of sexual assault, the embattled actor, famous for being replaced in the 2017 Ridley Scott drama, revealed that is far from the case. Spacey, hoping to jump-start his film career, revealed in a recent interview that he faces “considerable” debt.
“I can't pay the bills I owe,” he said in an interview with Piers Morgan published Tuesday. “There have been a couple of times where I thought I was going to apply [for bankruptcy] But we have managed to avoid it.”
For 90 minutes, the two-time Oscar winner reflected on the consequences of his #MeToo moment and its impact on his personal life, career and finances. The “House of Cards” and “Usual Suspects” star, 64, cried when Morgan asked him about his current living situation.
He revealed that his former home in Baltimore is facing foreclosure and will be “sold at auction.” He added that he is not sure where he will stay next and said that he needs to store his belongings. When asked how much money he currently has, Spacey told Morgan: “None.”
“I still owe a lot of legal bills,” he said, before adding that he is “many millions” in debt. He did not disclose a specific amount.
Your solution to stay afloat? “Get back on the horse.”
Spacey was one of several high-profile men who became persona non grata when he faced harsh allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from several people in 2017. In recent years, Spacey successfully defended himself against a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from the accuser. Anthony Rapp and was found not guilty by a London jury of sexually assaulting four men during his tenure as artistic director at the Old Vic theatre.
Re-emerging into the public consciousness with multiple media appearances, Spacey continues to make it clear that he is ready to work again.
“What I hope is to have the opportunity to continue telling stories,” he told Morgan, “because that's what I feel like I was born on this earth for.”
In addition to touting his comeback ambitions, Spacey boasted to Morgan, and previously to ousted CNN veteran turned NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo, about the emotional work he's put in to move on from the allegations. He spoke of having “nothing to hide” and wanting to live a “more open life,” and also of the dark periods of his downfall.
“I didn't know if I would survive,” he said, if he hadn't gone to rehab and received support from his old friends Evan Lowenstein and Elton John, who testified at the actor's sexual assault trial in London in July 2023.
In the interview, he also addressed his “bad behavior,” which he defined as “overstepping boundaries, being too pawy, touching someone sexually in a way you didn't know you didn't want.” He refuted the idea that he groped other people by clarifying that he was “gentle” and instead “petted” them. He also doubled down on his denial of Rapp's claims, saying that he hopes “one day Anthony Rapp can accept that he had a defective memory.”
Additionally, Spacey denied any personal connection to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and criticized Netflix for its “bizarre” and “wrong” decision to cut ties with its “House of Cards” star amid the allegations. He also turned his attention – again – to the Channel 4 documentary “Spacey Unmasked”, which he condemned in May as “one-sided”.
After the documentary's release, several of Spacey's Hollywood colleagues, including Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone, Stephen Fry and F. Murray Abraham, expressed their public support for the actor and demanded his return.
In Tuesday's interview, Spacey stated, “I think most people would like me to get back to work.”
