(CNN) Kevin Spacey is set to star in his first film since being accused of sexual misconduct in 2017. CNN has confirmed that the actor will play a detective in an upcoming Italian movie called, "L'uomo Che Disegnò Dio." "I cast him because he is a great actor," Louis Nero, the film's producer, told CNN in a phone interview on Monday. When asked about accusations made against Spacey, Nero said he believes that it's "false." Spacey garnered backlash in 2017 after actor Anthony Rapp told BuzzFeed News that the actor made a sexual advance toward him in 1986, when Rapp was 14 years old.

Source: CNN May 25, 2021 02:03 UTC