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Kevin Spacey Tears Up, Quotes ‘Friend’ Elton John in Fiery Speech at Cannes: ‘I’m Still Standing’


Kevin Spacey was in Cannes, where his new film is being sold at the festival, to accept a lifetime achievement award from the Better World Fund.

Kevin Spacey delivered a lengthy and fiery speech at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening, marking his first visit to the global gathering in almost a decade and since being found not guilty on sexual assault charges. Spacey was the event’s star guest and was praised on stage by Better World Fund president Manuel Collas de la Roche, who said the actor embodied the “powerful interaction between art and influence.” Spacey’s surprise visit to Cannes — which was reported by Variety over the weekend — marks the first time the two-time Oscar winner has attended the festival since 2016, when he served as emcee for the amfAR gala.

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