I didn’t look into it, but I’d say a court/jury declaring him as not-guilty is a bit more reliable than a bunch of pitchfork hungry folks on social media.
Not guilty means there's some doubt, no matter how small. The jury could be 99% sure he did it and (by the book) he should be found not guilty. It's almost impossible to prove something like this, so stuff like this frequently gets not guilty verdicts regardless of whether they actually did it or not.
Yes exactly. I am a weak and shallow human being who likes his movies and TV shows and hates having to think twice about bad people doing bad things.
But everyone seems to consider that my position is unacceptable so I will go back to hating Spacey like everyone else because you know, I am weak and shallow.
Spacey's had a bad rep in the industry for his behavior for awhile - he was a well known bully on set, and it was a running joke in LA in the 2000s that if you're young and male, you don't get in a cab with Kevin. That being said, I'm not surprised the verdict came down this way - male sexual assault victims are marginalized to the point of invisibility, and mocked when they make a stand.
I have no doubt that he's guilty of what he was accused of and suspect there are probably more victims. The results of this trial speak more to his wealth and power than to his innocence.
I doubt it's the last we will see. These are the Brittish assault accusations.
In the US the Nantucket one was thrown out of court but there was also whatever went on that caused him to have to pay for breach of contract on House of Cards.