Actor Kevin Spacey is set to face civil claims of sexual assault from three men at the High Court in London next October.
People have sued the star, alleging that he assaulted them between 2000 and 2013.
At a hearing on Wednesday, a judge suggested a provisional hearing date of October 12, 2026. Claims may be heard in a single hearing, or in three consecutive hearings for each case.
Mr Spacey denies all allegations of wrongdoing. He has formally denied two claims and has not yet filed a defense in court on the third. He was separately acquitted of nine sex offense charges in a criminal trial in 2023.
Two people who accused the Oscar-winning star during the criminal trial have also filed civil legal cases in the High Court.
One man, known only as LNP, alleges that Mr Spacey “deliberately assaulted” him on approximately 12 occasions between 2000 and 2005.
Another, called GHI, says he met Mr Spacey during a workshop at London’s Old Vic Theater and claims he suffered “mental damage and financial loss” as a result of an attack in 2008.
Mr Spacey was Artistic Director of the Old Vic between 2004 and 2013.
The man originally sued Mr. Spacey in 2022, but his case was put on hold when criminal charges were filed.
The third man, Ruari Canon, has waived his right to anonymity.
She was in Tennessee Williams’ play Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic in 2013 and alleges that Mr Spacey groped her at a party after the show’s press night.
Mr Canon took part in the Channel 4 documentary, Spacey Unmasked in 2024.
Mr Spacey said the allegation was “ridiculous and never happened”.
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel Casey, representing the three, said in written arguments that the cases should be heard in a single trial to avoid the men and Mr. Spacey having to testify more than once.
The American actor has admitted to “bad behavior” and “being too handsome” several times in the past, but has said he would not use the word “groping” to describe his actions.
At his criminal trial in London in 2023, he was acquitted of seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
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