Another 20 accusations levelled at Kevin Spacey

  • 17/11/2017

Another 20 people have accused embattled actor Kevin Spacey of inappropriate behaviour.

The allegations relate to his time as artistic director of The Old Vic Theatre in London, between 2004 and 2015, the BBC reports.

Fourteen of the claims are considered so serious, the theatre has told the alleged victims to take their stories to the police.

Sixteen of the claims come from former staff of the theatre, and all of them are men. None of the accusers have said they were raped, the majority falling somewhere between making people feel uncomfortable and sexually inappropriate, the Guardian reports.

Spacey is yet to respond to the reports, and did not respond to the theatre's request he take part in its investigation.

Only one of the 20 accusers approached management at the time. A tidal wave of allegations against the House of Cards star only began a few weeks ago, after Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp said a drunk Spacey tried coming on to him in 1986, when Rapp was only 14.

In a statement on its website, The Old Vic Theatre said it "truly apologises" for having an environment where alleged victims "felt unable to raise concerns".

"During his tenure, The Old Vic was in a unique position of having a Hollywood star at the helm around whom existed a cult of personality.

"The investigation found that his stardom and status at The Old Vic may have prevented people, and in particular junior staff or young actors, from feeling that they could speak up or raise a hand for help."

The theatre said most of the management had no idea of Spacey's alleged behaviour.

"These allegations have been a shock and a disturbing surprise to many of us," said current artistic director Matthew Warchus.

None of the new accusers were minors at the time of Spacey's alleged offending.

Newshub.