Denzel Washington reflected on the 2000 awards season — and noted that some people in Hollywood heard rumors about Kevin Spacey years before he was publicly accused of sexual misconduct — in a new essay for 'Esquire.

Kevin Spacey has had his share of ugly headlines across the past couple of years, but Denzel Washington recently said rumors swirled about him a long time before those reports popped up. In fact, Washington said, there was talk decades before the “House of Cards” actor, 65, was accused of sexual assault and harassment.