LONDON — London’s Old Vic Theatre says it has received 20 allegations of inappropriate behavior by its former artistic director Kevin Spacey, and acknowledged that a “cult of personality” around the Hollywood star had made it difficult for the alleged victims to come forward.
The London theater launched an investigation into Spacey last month after claims of sexual harassment emerged in the United States. Spacey, 58, led the Old Vic between 2004 and 2015.
The Old Vic says it had received 20 allegations of “a range of inappropriate behavior,” from actions that made people feel uncomfortable to “sexually inappropriate” touching.
A general view of The Old Vic theater in London, Wednesday Nov. 15, 2017. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
All the alleged victims are young men over 18 years old. The reported incidents took place between 1995 and 2013, many of them at the Old Vic, and all but four of the alleged victims are former staff of the theater.
In all but one case the complainants say they did not report them at the time. One man says he reported an incident to his manager, who did not act on the information.
— AP
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