I will stay in Britain, says Spacey

Telegraph

I will stay in Britain, says Spacey

By Chris Boffey
(Filed: 21/04/2004)

Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning actor, has pledged to stay in Britain despite being the victim of theft in a park and then facing ordeal by innuendo about his sexuality in tabloid newspapers.

Spacey, 44, the artistic director of the Old Vic, said: "For all this to happen at such an exciting moment for me as we are poised to announce our first season at the Old Vic on Thursday is unfortunate. I do not love London any less."

Yesterday, Scotland Yard took the unusual step of authorising officials to back Spacey's version of the events that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning when he was conned out of his mobile phone and arrived at Kennington police station bleeding from a head wound.

A spokesman said Spacey had initially told police that he had been mugged. "This was a misunderstanding of the use of the term that is common among victims of crime and members of the public," said the spokesman.

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