Production on The Usual Suspects stopped due to Spacey’s conduct

In the aftermath of recent revelations pertaining to two of Hollywood's biggest names, Gabriel Byrne, chose to discuss his impression of both Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein.

In a revealing interview with The Sunday Times, the Irish actor, who starred in The Usual Suspects alongside Spacey and was attached to three Weinstein films, gave an insight into the men's behaviour both on-set, and behind the scenes.

While discussing the 1995 film, which won Spacey an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Gabriel revealed that filming on The Usual Suspects temporarily shut down due to Spacey's conduct.

"I mean, he was kind of a joke in that people would say 'That's Kevin', but nobody really understood the depth of his predations," Gabriel explained. "I did not know honestly then the extent of his violence."

"It was only years later that we began to understand that filming was closed down for a particular reason and that was because of inappropriate sexual behaviour by Spacey."

Turning his attention to Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual harassment, assault and rape, the 67-year-old Dubliner took a very dim view of the movie mogul.

"I knew he was a sleazebag," Gabriel confirmed. "I knew he was a bully and I saw his bullying up close."

"I saw him be absolutely appalling, not just to women but to men as well. He had very little respect for any kind of human being."

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