New Kevin Spacey sex-assault case investigated, report says

A new sexual-assault case has been opened in Los Angeles against actor Kevin Spacey, in addition to the several cases pending in the United Kingdom.

"A sex assault case was presented yesterday to our office by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department involving Kevin Spacey," the county district attorney's office said in a statement Wednesday to TheWrap.com. "It remains under review."

The Hollywood trade magazine Variety, corroborating that initial report, noted that over the past 10 months the Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department and the Beverly Hills Police Department have submitted several such cases involving allegations against the Tony Award- and two-time Academy Award-winning actor, 59. While many cases remain under review, Variety said, others have been discarded due to having surpassed statutes of limitations.

In October 2017, "Star Trek: Discovery" star Anthony Rapp, 46, accused Spacey of having made sexual advances toward him decades ago when Rapp was 14. Spacey apologized, saying in a statement he did not remember the encounter but that "if I did behave as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years." In his statement Spacey also publicly acknowledged for the first time that he is gay. He has not commented since.

In the fallout from the accusation, Netflix dropped Spacey from his series "House of Cards" and canceled a Gore Vidal biographical drama that had completed production, with Spacey in the starring role. Spacey's completed scenes in the Ridley Scott feature "All the Money in the World" were scrapped and reshot with Christopher Plummer, who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance.

The historical crime drama "Billionaire Boys Club," with Spacey in a supporting role, opened to just $618 in 11 theaters over the weekend, but industry sources say the release was cursory, with virtually no advertising or marketing, for a film primarily aimed at video-on-demand.