20 claims of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ against Kevin Spacey: theatre

LONDON: The Old Vic theatre said Thursday it had received 20 claims of “inappropriate behaviour” against Kevin Spacey, who was artistic director at the prestigious London theatre for over a decade. “The investigation resulted in 20 personal testimonies shared of alleged inappropriate behaviour carried out by Kevin Spacey,” the theatre said in a statement. The “20 personal allegations of incidents” range from 1995 to 2013 and the theatre said it was not able verify any of them. Spacey became artistic director at the The Old Vic in 2004 and stepped down in 2015. The theatre said that some of the victims felt they had not been able to come forward and that Spacey “operated without sufficient accountability”.