A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.
Emmy voting closes in three days. The reason I know that is because as a Television Academy member you are constantly reminded to vote, and that is the notice I got today, as opposed to yesterday, when it was four days. I wonder if they just send…
Kevin Spacey wants the indecent assault and battery case against him tossed out of court for "misconduct" on the part of the prosecution and accuser's family, while a fall trial date is likely.
With the former House of Cardsstar making a surprise appearance in a Nantucket courtroom Monday, the actor's attorney hit…
New filings in Kevin Spacey’s court case in Massachusetts are claiming the actor may be facing made-up allegations intended to cash in on his celebrity.
Spacey’s attorneys have also asked for various records from the accuser and his family. Attorney Alan J. Jackson wrote in court papers that Spacey's "status as a…
Actor Kevin Spacey is telling a federal court that a lawsuit against him will be prejudiced unless his accuser is named in an alleged Malibu sexual touching case he faces.
Spacey has been accused by a massage therapist of forced sexual touching during a rub-down session at a private residence in Malibu. The therapist…
Anthony Rapp claimed during a red carpet interview that he came forward with sex assault accusations against Kevin Spacey because he feared such incidents would keep happening if he remained silent.
Speaking out during a red carpet interview at the premiere for the second season of Star Trek Discovery, Rapp (who plays…
In an arraignment this morning at Nantucket District Court in Massachusetts, actor and producer Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty to a charge of groping an 18-year-old man in July 2016.
Wearing a patterned shirt and tie with a vested gray suit, Spacey appeared next to his attorney, Alan Jackson, in the tiny courtroom…
Each year brings a raft of deaths and exits of our favorite TV characters, but 2018 saw them come at a dizzying pace. While this year's list is numbingly long, Deadline looks at some of the most high-profile and memorable characters who left us in 2018.
Some we knew would be exiting, but the question was how, such as K…
Three days after Kevin Spacey’s lawyers moved to have him excused from appearing in court to face allegations of groping a teenage busboy, the judge in the case has made a ruling: Show up.
That’s the decision made today by Nantucket District Court Judge Thomas Barrett, meaning that the disgraced actor will be present…
UPDATED with reactions from Parkland students, parent: In a stand-up set that leaked online, disgraced comedian Louie C.K. delivered an extended riff about 20-somethings that included jabs at the survivors of the Parkland High School shooting and those who identify as gender non-binary.
The comedian, who left the…
Kevin Spacey wants to skip his upcoming arraignment next month on sex assault charges. Lawyers for Spacey have filed a motion asking that his presence at a scheduled Jan. 7 hearing in Nantucket District Court be excused. No reason was disclosed.
The motion was opposed by prosecutors. The judge did not…
In 2018, a TV actor gender pay parity still was being debated, a TV journalist thought blackface could be defended on grounds of “Halloween,” and a TV ad campaign featuring a man known for kneeling to protest deaths of unarmed U.S. citizens triggered a national outbreak of gym sock logo cutting. Also, a network fired…
Kevin Spacey’s bizarre video monologue has garnered more than 8 million views on YouTube in just three days, as the curious flock to see his seeming rebuttal to felony indecent assault and battery charges he faces in Massachusetts. The viewership crossed the milestone as new details emerged Thursday about the alleged…
