The debate surrounding the recent homage offered in Turin to Kevin Spacey, who traveled to the city to accept the "Stella della Mole" honor, continues. The Oscar-winning actor was acquitted in the civil case filed against him by Anthony Rapp for sexual harassment, but he is still on trial in the United Kingdom on 12 more counts. For these reasons, the prize presented by the Cinema Museum has aroused transfeminist groups' debate. In the reasons for the prize, which has been given to Malcolm McDowell, Dario Argento, and Isabella Rossellini in the past, it is stated: "For having produced with his filmography, a personal aesthetic and authorial contribution to the evolution of dramatic art." "We have spoken for years, with irony and agony, about the necessity to separate man from artist. It is an alibi if there are more than ten allegations, but the aura of success that comes from Kevin Spacey appears to be more important than determining if he engaged in violent conduct, according to Federica Rosin, an activist with the group "Non Una di Meno - Turin." ", the reality that started the demonstrations. "We honor his artistic life, since we are the home of film and film is what we are talking about. We are thrilled that he picked us for the first distribution to the public "Enzo Ghigo, the president of the Cinema Museum, conveyed this to the press. The controversies, he clarifies, "are genuine, anybody may show the cases he believes in, and I do not voice opinions, but I do not budge an inch."
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