[WATCH] Kevin Spacey 2020 Christmas Video Recognizes Those Who Fight in 2020 – Deadline

Kevin Spacey posted a personal video on Christmas Eve for the third year in a row. The annual video has been one of the few public contacts for the two-time Oscar-winning actor, who has been practically out of the public eye since 2017, when Anthony Rapp recounted an alleged sexual encounter with Spacey when Rapp was a minor.

The video, posted on Thursday and titled “1-800-XMAS”, focuses on other people’s difficulties during 2020 precipitated by the global pandemic.

“Listen, a lot of people came to me last year and shared their own struggles,” said Spacey in the video posted on Thursday. “And my ability to be there for them was only possible because of my own difficulties. And while it has been a privilege to offer support, I must say frankly that it is also beyond my abilities – and it is bigger than me. “

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Spacey then talks about those with whom he spoke in trouble and even contemplating “taking their own lives”, urging that “for anyone who is struggling, or contemplating this idea, please don’t take that step”.

And he adds: “I promise that there is a way, and at this time of this holiday and beyond, even if you don’t feel it, there are people out there who understand and who can help, because you are not alone”.

The video ends with a title card showing the National Suicide Prevention hotline number.

Rapp’s revelations in 2017 led to other allegations of sexual misconduct against Spacey, who was removed from his role as a protagonist on Netflix House of cardsand as head of the Old Vic theater in London, as part of a fall from grace in Hollywood and beyond. Rapp and another man sued Spacey in civil court earlier this year.

A criminal case, in which Spacey was accused of groping a young man at a Nantucket bar in 2016, was closed in 2019.

Spacey’s Christmas Eve video last year got over 3 million views on YouTube; its 2018 had more than 8 million.

Here’s today’s video: