Did Kevin Spacey Use His Alleged Off-Screen Predatory Skills To Perfect His ‘American Beauty’ Character?

The film won five Oscars in 2000, including best picture and best actor in a leading role for Kevin Spacey.
New Lawsuit Filed Against Kevin Spacey

The lawsuit, seeking “unspecified damages”, accuses Spacey of sexual assaults in the 1980s, when the plaintiffs were teenagers.