Kevin Spacey gets a standing ovation at Oxford after monologue: 'I am sick of this false world'

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Kevin Spacey gets a standing ovation for a monologue performed at a University of Oxford event. It was his first live gig since his sexual assault acquittal.

Just days after a London theater canceled the premiere of Kevin Spacey's first film since his sexual assault trial, the Oscar winner found a more appreciative audience at the University of Oxford. Spacey surprised a group of lecture attendees on Monday night at Oxford with a performance of a Shakespearean monologue.

When Roger was going through his own battle with the shallows, I often thought of Shakespeare's rarely performed but great play 'Timon of Athens.' 'Timon has the whole world before him. He is surrounded by friends and admirers. He is generous to all,' Murray continued. 'Yet he falls on hard times and when he does, absolutely everybody deserts him. He is left with nothing and nobody, and risks being filled with despair and rage.

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