MARK PRATT | The Seattle Times

FILE – In this June 3, 2019 file photo, actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing at district court in Nantucket, Mass. The Oscar-winning actor is accused of groping the teenage son of a former Boston TV anchor in 2016 in the crowded bar at the Club Car in Nantucket. An attorney for the man who has accused Spacey says, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the man cannot find a cellphone he has been ordered to turn over to the defense. Spacey’s lawyers want to try to recover text messages they say would help the actor’s case. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) BX104 BX104

July 5, 2019 at 6:08 am

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June 19, 2019 at 10:15 am

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May 17, 2019 at 9:40 am

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April 22, 2019 at 10:09 pm

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March 8, 2019 at 12:49 pm

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December 24, 2018 at 11:01 am

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December 16, 2018 at 5:29 am

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