Sharon Stone believes the outpouring of ‘hatred’ towards Kevin Spacey following allegations of sexual assault made against him stems from the fact that it’s ‘man-on-man’. The two-time Oscar winner, known for the US adaptation of House of Cards along with American Beauty, has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen men since 2017. Earlier this year, he was found not guilty during a London trial, having always maintained his innocence.
Speaking out on the scandal, Stone, 66, has now defended herself for supporting Spacey. Addressing the backlash, the actress – who has previously been outspoken about her own experiences with harassment in Hollywood – began: ‘People are mad at me for that.’ ‘I said that after being in therapy for seven years, not being allowed to work, losing his home, losing everything, he should be allowed to come back.
‘He’s reached out to everybody he’s offended and said he’s sorry.’ Stone added to The Hollywood Reporter that ‘nobody [has publicly said] he’s raped them or forced them into a sexual encounter’. ‘But there’s so much hatred for him because, in his case, it was man-on-man.
’ The Basic Instinct star claimed that Spacey is ‘not allowed to come back’ to the industry because his alleged victims are male, saying that ‘none’ of her alleged perpetrators reached out to apologise to her. In a statement later issued, Stone clarified that she ‘did not defend’ Spacey and that she is ‘not de.