Kevin Spacey posted a video asking people to be kinder on Tuesday in what appears to be a Christmas Eve tradition for the actor, who has been accused of sexually assaulting men.
Spacey, 60, once more took on the accent and mannerisms of Frank Underwood, the character he played within the Netflix series "House of Cards," during a minute-long message posted to YouTube titled "KTWK." The actor has kept a comparatively low-profile since a felony sexual abuse case against him was dropped in July.
“You didn’t really think i used to be getting to miss the chance to wish you a Merry Christmas, did you?” Spacey said.
He then goes on to mention that he's had a "pretty good year" and made recent changes in his life, inviting the audience to hitch him. Spacey encouraged the audience to embrace civility and kindness going forward.
"The next time someone does something you don’t like, you'll continue the attack," Spacey said. "But you'll also hold your fire and do the unexpected. you'll kill them with kindness."
An attorney for Spacey didn't immediately answer our request for comment from NBC News.
The bizarre Christmas Eve video isn't unprecedented, as Spacey posted an identical one last year with the title "Let Me Be Frank." within the 2018 clip, Spacey hinted at the sexual abuse allegations against him and therefore the decision Netflix made in killing off his character.
“Despite all the poppycock, the animosity, the headlines, the impeachment without an attempt. Despite everything," he said in 2018. "Despite even my very own death, I feel surprisingly good and my confidence grows every day that in time you'll know the complete truth.”
Spacey was first publicly accused of sexual misconduct in 2017 by "Rent" actor Anthony Rapp.
Rapp said during an interview with BuzzFeed that Spacey climbed on top of him in a bedroom at a 1986 party in ny, when Rapp was only 14 years old.
The "House of Cards" actor said during a statement at the time that he didn't remember the alleged incident involving Rapp but apologized "for what would are deeply inappropriate drunken behavior." Spacey also publicly addressed his sexuality, beginning as an openly shirtlifter.
Since then, other accusations of sexual misconduct by Spacey prompted investigations in both l. a. and London.
The l. a. District Attorney's office declined to press charges against Spacey in two cases, citing statute of limitations in one instance. Spacey's accuser within the second case died in September.
British authorities reportedly questioned Spacey in May regarding allegations against him within the uk, consistent with Variety. The investigation has not resulted in charges and appears to be ongoing.
It doesn't appear that Spacey has ever publicly directly addressed the accusations from London or l. a. .
Spacey was recently facing criminal charges in Nantucket, Massachusetts, after a former anchor for Boston WCVB-TV said her son was groped by Spacey during a bar when he was 18. Spacey pleaded acquitted and denied any wrongdoing within the case.
Prosecutors dropped the case in July when Spacey's accuser invoked his Fifth Amendment rights after being questioned about his role within the deleting of text messages from a phone key to the case.