Kevin Spacey Facing New Sexual Misconduct Investigation By UK Police

Note: The following article contains discussion of allegations of sexual misconduct that some readers may find upsetting.

Kevin Spacey is reportedly facing a fresh police investigation in the UK over sexual assault accusations.

The Metropolitan Police initially opened up an investigation into three separate allegations against the Academy Award-winning actor late last year, into two sexual assault claims and one assault accusation.

BBC News reports that although Spacey has not been named publicly, London police are looking into three additional claims of sexual assault that allegedly took place in Westminster in 1996, Lambeth in 2008 and Gloucester in 2013.

Digital Spy has reached out to representatives for Kevin Spacey about this latest development. Spacey's PR team has "absolutely" denied previous allegations of sexual misconduct.

Spacey has also faced police investigations at home in the US, but has not been charged in either country as of yet.

The backlash caused by initial assault allegations made by Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp last November led to Spacey being cut from Sir Ridley Scott's finished film All the Money in the World, and dropped from his Netflix series House of Cards.

"I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago," Spacey tweeted of Rapp's allegations at the time.

"But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all those years."

Despite being initially shunned by Hollywood, it was announced last month that producers of his film Billionaire Boys Club plan to go ahead with a cinema release later this summer.

Rape Crisis England and Wales works towards the elimination of sexual violence. If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can access more information on their website or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. Rape Crisis Scotland's helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.

Readers in the US are encouraged to contact RAINN, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800-656-4673.

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