Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has offered a stark look into the personal wreckage of his last seven years, revealing he is now “literally homeless” and surviving by moving between temporary lodgings like hotels and Airbnbs. The actor’s long-time home in Baltimore was foreclosed upon and sold at auction, a direct result of the immense financial drain caused by years of legal battles against numerous sexual misconduct allegations. Though he has been found not liable in a US civil suit and acquitted in a high-profile UK criminal trial, the cost of litigation—which Spacey claims ran into millions—has completely wiped out his finances.
The 66-year-old actor’s revelation paints a picture of extreme precarity. All of his personal possessions are now in storage, and his life is defined by an itinerant existence, travelling wherever the next small, independent project takes him. This nomadic lifestyle stands in sharp contrast to the lavish career he enjoyed as one of Hollywood’s most respected and highly paid stars. His financial ruin stems from the massive, multi-year legal defense strategy required to combat the global wave of claims that followed the 2017 scandal. Despite the verdicts clearing him in court, the professional damage—the loss of major studio work and his role in House of Cards—has created an effective blacklisting, making the financial recovery impossible.
While Spacey remains professionally focused on a comeback, his options are limited to the fringes of the industry. He has starred in lesser-known films like the thriller Peter Five Eight and has taken to the stage in Europe with a cabaret-style show, Songs & Stories. He has publicly stated that his return to mainstream Hollywood hinges on a “phone call” from a powerful figure, like a Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino, suggesting that the industry needs a high-profile signal to end its unofficial boycott. Spacey’s current situation encapsulates the enduring, life-altering power of cancellation, where even legal vindication cannot immediately rebuild a shattered career and a lost home.
