Kevin Spacey is set to make his first formal public appearance since he became the subject of multiple sexual assault allegations in 2017, at the start of the #MeToo movement.
The Oscar-winning “American Beauty” and “Usual Suspects” star, 63, will speak during a masterclass on Jan. 16 in the Mole Antonelliana domed tower of Italy’s National Museum of Cinema, Variety reported Thursday.
Spacey will also be honored with a lifetime achievement award, according to the outlet.
“We are honored that such a prestigious guest as Kevin Spacey has chosen Turin and an institutional venue such as our museum for this welcome and long-awaited return,” museum president Enzo Ghigo said in a statement to Variety. “It is a privilege to host the masterclass of one of the greatest cinema and theater actors of our times.”
Spacey — who with “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio” last year revived his acting career in Turin — will also choose and introduce a movie of his to screen at the event, according to Variety.
“Rent” alum Anthony Rapp, who accused Spacey of making unwanted sexual advances on the then-teen in 1986, last month lost the $40 million civil suit he’d brought against Spacey in New York.
Spacey, a former Old Vic artistic director, has separately pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault against a trio of men in London, where he previously lived while working at the theater.
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