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Kevin Spacey calls “debunked” allegations “complete nonsense” in video interview ahead of documentary.

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Before the Premiere of the British documentary that deals with it Kevin SpaceyIn a nearly two-hour video interview posted on social media, the actor addressed some of the new allegations against him.

The two-parter Spacey exposedwhich airs in the UK next week and features the statements of 10 men – nine of whom have never spoken publicly before – who each make allegations against Spacey, ranging from sexual harassment to claims that the actor was during a screening of Spacey The soldier James Ryan.

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After I refused to answer it Exposed When asked for comment by producers, Spacey said he would instead respond to the allegations on social media this weekend, which he also did in a lengthy interview with a British reporter Dan Wootton.

“I take full responsibility for my past behavior and actions,” Spacey said in his interview. “But I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologize to anyone who made up things about me or told exaggerated stories about me.”

Spacey explained why he declined to respond to producers – who gave the actor a week to respond – by saying he had been provided with a list of allegations against him, but that accusers remained largely anonymous. “To go back 48 years and expect me to respond within seven days is an unfair game they are playing,” Spacey said.

As for the new allegations against him, Spacey called most of them “complete nonsense,” including the claim that he blocked one of his accusers from leaving the room where they were together.

“I was a promiscuous flirt, I was annoying at times, definitely stubborn, but I never – not once – stopped anyone from leaving the room or locked the door, ever,” Spacey said.

Asked what the allegations and subsequent court battles had taken from him, Spacey said: “Everything. I lost my jobs, I lost my house. I have one foot in bankruptcy. Everything.”

The actor continued: “No one in Hollywood has ever shown me a way back. There is no course material. I was given no boxes to check, nothing. It seems some are content to just cancel me forever. It’s a life sentence.”

Spacey exposed will air on Channel 4 in the UK on May 6 and 7 and arrive later in the US on the Warner Bros.-owned channel Max, prompting Spacey to issue a statement through his spokesman last week: “It’s an honour “To star in this film.” my first film with Warner Brothers in many years. I hope the Academy takes note of some of the great acting performances from the lesser-known cast.”

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