LONDON (NEWSnet/AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey was found not guilty of sexual offenses against four men in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013. 

The 64-year-old Oscar winner cried as he was cleared after a trial that started at the end of June.

During the trial, Spacey was described as a "sexual bully" by the prosecution.  

Spacey, best known for films including "American Beauty" and "The Usual Suspects" and for the political drama series "House of Cards," strongly denied all the allegations.

A New York jury last year swiftly cleared Spacey in a $40 million lawsuit by “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp on allegations dating back three decades.

Spacey had viewed the London case as a chance for redemption, telling German magazine Zeit last month that there were “people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London.”

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