Kevin Spacey opens up about current COVID-19 pandemic: I could relate to workers who’ve been laid off...

Former Hollywood star Kevin Spacey opened up about his how sexual assault allegations took away his job and relationships in a matter of hours. 

The 60-year-old described his “painful” journey three years after he was accused of assault by a string of men in 2017 and said he could relate to workers who’ve been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic, reports dailymail.co.uk.

The Dailymail reports described his painful journey three years after he was accused of assault by a string of men in 2017 and said he could relate to workers who’ve been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic. 

“I don’t think it will come as a surprise for anyone to say that my world completely changed in the fall of 2017. My job, many of my relationships, my standing in my own industry were all gone in just a matter of hours,” Spacey said during a podcast.

The 60-year-old was forced to leave the show House of Cards post the allegations surfaced and he has been keeping a low profile since then. 

He has always denied the claims. He was also removed from the completed movie All The Money in the World, which was reshot with actor Christopher Plummer.

During the podcast, Spacey was asked about the current coronavirus pandemic causing global and widespread devastation.

The 60-year-old actor said: “I don’t often like to tell people that I can relate to their situation because I think it undermines the experience that they may be having which is their own unique and very personal experience.”

Spacey added: “But in this instance, I feel as though I can relate to what it feels like to have your world suddenly stop. And so while we may have found ourselves in similar situations, albeit for very different reasons and circumstances, I still believe that some of the emotional struggles are very much the same.

“And so I do have empathy for what it feels like to suddenly be told that you can’t go back to work or that you might lose your job and that it’s a situation that you have absolutely no control over.”