Inside Kevin Spacey's 'eight-year' relationship with Dianne Dreyer: How ... trends now
Fallen Hollywood star Kevin Spacey once declared his love for girlfriend Dianne Dreyer from the stage as he accepted the Oscar for Best Actor in 2000.
The pair, who had met on the set of Glengarry Glen Ross in 1992, were said to have had an eight-year relationship and were often photographed together at events.
During that time he gave interviews denying he was gay and described her in another as his girlfriend in footage which has now been aired again in a Channel 4 documentary making new allegations about his behaviour.
The two-part investigation involves 10 men making new accusations of sexual impropriety against the double Academy Award-winning actor.
Spacey, 64, has denounced the claims as 'ridiculous' and 'completely offensive'.
Script supervisor Dianne Dreyer (left) and Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey (right), are pictured at the First Annual Directors Guild of America Honours Gala in November 1999 in New York
Spacey paid tribute to Dreyer when accepting his Oscar for Best Actor in February 2000
Ten men have made new accusations of sexual impropriety against the double Academy Award-winning actor in the two-part Channel 4 documentary Spacey Unmasked
The American Beauty and House of Cards actor, 64, was last year found not guilty of nine sexual offences after accusations against him by four men who were in their 20s and 30s between 2004 and 2013.
Spacey, who sobbed at the dock as his verdict was delivered, went on to add that he 'never told someone that if they give me sexual favours, then I will help them out with their career, ever'.
Dreyer, 67, a Hollywood script supervisor, film producer and director, was among those providing character statements in support of him at the trial.
She said in her testimony read out to Southwark Crown Court last July: 'I travelled with Kevin all over the world and marvelled at his patience and politeness'.
Dreyer, whose script supervisor credits include The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley and The Bourne Legacy, has also appeared as an actress in You've Got Mail.
She was namechecked by Spacey when interviewed on CBS show 60 Minutes in 2000, as shown in last night's Channel 4 episode.
When asked whether he had a girlfriend at the time, Spacey is seen answering: 'I've been in a relationship for a while. Her name is Dianne.'
He also paid tribute to her when receiving the Best Actor Oscar for American Beauty at that year's ceremony, five years after his Best Supporting Actor prize for his performance in The Usual Suspects.
Spacey, who was sitting beside Dreyer in the audience, took to the stage where he said: 'Dianne, thank you for teaching me about caring about the right things. And I love you.'
Dianne Dreyer and Kevin Spacey were reported to have an eight-year relationship from 1992 - they are pictured here attending the Golden Globes in Los Angeles in 1999
Spacey starred in 1999 movie American Beauty alongside Mena Suvari, seen here bathing in rose pedals in one of the film's most famous scenes
His Academy Award for American Beauty, pictured here in March 2000, was his second Oscar - having won the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in The Usual Suspects in 1996
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Rumours about Spacey's sexuality had already been circulating in the showbiz world, as covered in the Channel 4 documentary.
It highlights how the star was reportedly furious when Esquire magazine ran a feature about him in 1997 with the cover headline: 'Kevin Spacey has a secret.'
The actor gave an interview to Playboy magazine in 1999 denying he was gay.
He was also questioned about the same issue by the Sunday Times, telling the paper: 'The answer to that is no. But why should it matter?'
Other women he was said to have relationships with include fellow Oscar winner Helen Hunt, who he co-starred alongside in Pay It Forward (2000), and Jennifer Jason Leigh after they
