[Music] several prominent stars are leading the counter backlash to the Kevin Spacey backlash in statements to the telegraph Liam niss Sharon Stone F Murray Abraham and Steven fry have all voiced their support for the usual suspect star who has been accused of sexual misconduct by over a dozen men since 2017 the actor's statements come in the wake of the channel 4 documentary series Spacey unmasked which saw 10 men accus the American Beauty actor of inappropriate behavior and aired in the UK on May 6th and 7th the two-part series is now streaming on Max Reps for niss stone Abraham and Fry did not immediately respond to entertainment Weekly's request for comment spacy's Defenders noted that the actor has won two different lawsuits relating to his alleged victims accusations in 2022 a New York jury found that spacy was not liable in Anthony rap's case against him wherein rap accused the Superman Returns actor of battery in an alleged 1986 encounter when he was 14 and spacy was 26 in 2023 a London jury found spacy not guilty on all nine charges against him from four men who claimed the actor sexually assaulted them between 2001 and 2013 niss said I was deeply saddened to learn of these accusations against him Kevin is a a good man and a man of character he's sensitive articulate and non-judgmental with a terrific sense of humor he is also one of our finest artists in the theater and on camera personally speaking our industry needs him and misses him greatly Stone said I can't wait to see Kevin back at work he is a genius he is so elegant and fun generous to a fault and knows more about our craft than most of us ever will she continued it's terrible that they are blaming him for not being able to come to terms with themselves for using him and negotiating with themselves because they didn't get their secret agendas Abraham opined I vouch for him unequivocally who are these vultures Who attack a man who has publicly accepted his responsibility for certain Behavior unlike so many others he also said he is a fine man I stand with him and let he who is without sin cast the first stone Abraham himself was accused of sexual misconduct on the set of Mythic quest for which he publicly apologized after departing the show fry criticized spacy unmasked for its decision to bracket spacy with the likes of Harvey Weinstein and to continue to harass and Hound him to devote a whole documentary to accusations that simply do not add up to crimes how can that be considered proportionate and Justified he also said surely it is wrong to continue to batter a reputation on the strength of assertion and rhetoric rather than than evidence and proof unless I'm missing something I think he has paid the price last week first reformed filmmaker Paul shider expressed similar sentiments saying that he would not consider working with spacy if he was found guilty but was exploring the possibility of collaborating with him on a Frank Sinatra biopic in the wake of his acquit cancel culture won't let him go shider told variety I would not use Kevin if he had been convicted but he was not convicted during his London trial last year Elton John testified on spacy's behalf to corroborate his attendance or lack thereof at the singer's white tie and tiara balls in the early 2000s other celebrities also offered their thoughts on spacy when the allegations against him were first publicized in 2017 morrisy said if you're in someone's bedroom you have to know where it could lead that's why I don't find the whole thing very believable it seems to me spacy has been unnecessarily attacked in 2018 Dame Judy DCH called spacy a good friend I don't know about the conditions of it but nevertheless he is and was a most wonderful actor I can't imagine what he is doing now she said since rap's accusation in 2017 spacy has appeared in four films Once Upon a Time in Croatia the man who drew god control and Peter 5'8