Kevin Spacey Shares Tearful First Words After Being Found Not Guilty in Sex Assault Trial

Kevin Spacey is speaking out.

The 64-year-old actor spoke out for the first time after being found not guilty on Wednesday (July 26) on nine charges of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity in the U.K.

“I imagine that many of you can understand that there’s a lot for me to process after what has just happened today,” he began, via Variety.

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“But I would like to say that I am enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached the decision. And I am humbled by the outcome today. I also want to thank the staff inside this courthouse, the security and all those who took care of us every single day, my legal team … for being here every day and that’s all I have to say for the moment. Thank you very much.”

Originally, he was charged with 12 counts, plus an addendum to one of the counts, but these were reduced to nine last week due to a “legal technicality.” Find out more about the case and the verdict.