Kevin Spacey Gets Standing Ovation After Oxford University Lecture On Cancel Culture

https://deadline.com/2023/10/kevin-spacey-standing-ovation-oxford-university-cancel-culture-lecture-1235575353/
The Spectator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDMGV5bAulc

In what is thought to be his first stage appearance since he was acquitted of sexual assault earlier this year, Spacey delivered a five-minute scene from William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens.

He was introduced by writer and free speech advocate Douglas Murray, who opined on what Shakespeare can teach us about cancel culture as part of a lecture given in memory of philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.

Spacey’s impassioned performance, prompted by cue cards, was met with a standing ovation and a round of applause that lasted for more than 40 seconds. Emma Webb, who appeared to be in the audience for Spacey’s turn, described it as a “phenomenal performance.”

The reception came days after London’s Prince Charles Cinema dropped its offer to host the premiere of Spacey’s new film, Welsh thriller Control, after discovering he had a voice role in the movie.