Kevin Spacey compared his own career collapse to victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the mid-20th Century on Tuesday as he accepted an award at the Cannes Film Festival, where the Better World Fund Gala honored the two-time Oscar winner the Award for Excellence in Film and Television, according to multiple media reports.

“I’d like to congratulate [Better World Fund founder Manuel Collas de La Roche] for the decision to invite me here tonight to accept this award,” the “House of Cards” actor said, Deadline reported . “Who would have ever thought that honoring someone who has been exonerated in every court room he’s ever walked into would be thought of as a brave idea. But here we are.”

Spacey was accused of multiple instances of sexual misconduct in recent years, but was found not li

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