Tearful Spacey cleared of sex offencespublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 26 July 2023
James FitzGerald
Live reporter
A London trial that filled front pages for a month has finally reached its climax with today's news: Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has been cleared of all the sexual offences with which he'd been charged.
The House of Cards star was in tears as the verdicts were read out, going on to say he was "humbled" by the outcome of proceedings. As our correspondent Lucy Manning wrote on this page, Spacey will now be hoping to resume a career that's brought him so many accolades.
What to read next? Head here for our full report of today's events - and then make sure to brief yourself on Spacey's life and career more fully here.
The team working on this live page was Malu Cursino, Adam Durbin, Jasmine Andersson, James Harness, Emma Owen, Heather Sharp, Jasmine Taylor-Coleman and me. Charley Adams and Lucy Manning were at Southwark Crown Court for us.