Kevin Spacey given lifetime achievement award in Italy

Actor Kevin Spacey has received a beingness accomplishment grant successful Italy.

The Museum of Cinema successful Turin said it handed the prize successful designation of Mr Spacey's "personal aesthetic and authorial publication to the improvement of the creation of drama".

He thanked the depository for having the "balls" to contiguous him with the award.

Mr Spacey won Oscars for performances successful American Beauty and The Usual Suspects, but has hardly worked since being accused of intersexual misconduct.

He did not straight code the allegations astatine the ceremony, but delivered a code saying helium was "surely blessed and grateful and humbled".

"My bosom is precise afloat contiguous toward the Museum of Cinema for having had le palle [the balls] to invitation maine tonight," helium said.

The 63-year-old's quality astatine Southwark Crown Court successful London connected Friday was via video nexus for the plea and proceedings mentation hearing.

The offences are alleged to person taken spot betwixt 2001 and 2005.

The Oscar-winning histrion is present facing a full of 12 intersexual offences successful the UK against 4 men.

In July, helium denied 5 allegations relating to 3 men, who are present successful their 30s and 40s, erstwhile helium appeared astatine London's Old Bailey.