Should we be ashamed to watch a Kevin Spacey movie?

It's as beneficial to a person's identity when someone they dislike proves them right by being a bad person

Enjoying the work of Kevin Spacey the actor doesn’t make you a bad person. Even now, knowing what you’ve read about him in the media, you are under no moral obligation to switch channel if American Beauty comes on. Enjoying the actor’s work doesn’t mean you tacitly endorse the alleged behaviour of Kevin Spacey the private citizen. Glengarry Glen Ross remains a masterpiece. But you’d probably think twice about watching it on your iPad on a crowded train, wouldn’t you?

The moral panic around people watching – and appreciating – Spacey’s many critically acclaimed dramatic performances isn’t about