This will probably be a slightly better Christmas for actor Kevin Spacey than last year, when allegations were swirling all around the blacklisted actor, including being charged with one count of felony sexual assault. Cape and Islands D.A. Michael O’Keefe lost his gamble as the charges against Spacey for allegedly sexually assaulting the teenage son of former Boston WCVB-TV news anchor Heather Unruh at a Nantucket bar, were dropped just a few months ago due to accuser being caught altering text messages. Then another whole separate sexual assault allegation was again dropped when another accuser died of cancer.
Spacey polarized the industry one year ago when he posted a Christmas eve video of himself in character as Frank Underwood from “House of Cards. He titled that video “Let Me Be Frank.” One year later, Spacey is at it again, posting a 2019 holiday video, cryptically titled “KTWK,” video to his YouTube page. In the video Spacey, yet again, appears as his “House of Cards” character and pleads for kindness this holiday season.
“You didn’t really think I was going to miss the opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas, did you?” Spacey asks as Frank Underwood. It’s been a pretty good year, and I’m grateful to have my health back. And in light of that, I’ve made some changes in my life and I’d like to invite you to join me.”
“As we walk into 2020, I want to cast my vote for more good in this world,” Spacey continues. “Ah yes, I know what you’re thinking. Can he be serious? I’m dead serious. And it’s not that hard, trust me. The next time someone does something you don’t like, you can go on the attack. But you can also hold your fire and do the unexpected. You can kill them with kindness.”
Spacey had mostly been silent on social media since last year’s post.
Paul Greengrass’ "The Uprising," starring Andrew Garfield, opened to $3.2M from 2,068 theaters this weekend. Yikes. The budget hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to be in the $20-$30M range.