Kevin Spacey has given his first public performance for almost two years, reading a poem about a boxer lamenting the loss of his once-glorious career.
The actor who was accused of multiple sexual assaults has kept a low profile since the allegations were made in 2017.
He resurfaced to recite the poem The Boxer by Gabriele Tinti in Rome, according to the BBC.
The poem includes the lines: “The more you’re wounded the greater you are. And the more empty you are. They used me for their entertainment, fed on shoddy stuff. Life was over in a moment.”
The appearance at the Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme came less than three weeks after prosecutors in the US dropped a criminal case relating to charges of indecent assault and battery.
The double Oscar-winner delivered the nine-minute poem next to a Greek sculpture titled The Boxer at Rest at the Palazzo Massimo, which is part of Italy’s National Roman Museum. The poem is written from the perspective of the boxer, who was immortalised in bronze.
On why he zeroed on Kevin to read the poem, Tinti tells The Hollywood Reporter “I chose Kevin Spacey because he is the best actor in the world.”
