Can you watch Spacey's work regardless?

I don't know. Sometimes I'm able to, but sometimes I'm not. 

Like I can't listen to R. Kelly's or Chris Brown's music because I'm not able to separate their music from their personal lives. However, I admit that I still watch The Cosby Show reruns on TVOne and A Different World reruns which was a spin-off of The Cosby Show, but I couldn't watch 7th Heaven ever again. I don't know maybe it's because I grew up watching The Cosby Show and to an extent A Different World before everything came about Bill Cosby, and most of the shows are rewatchable although there are some clunkers. On the other hand, I never really watched 7th Heaven except either as a safe choice with family or as something to mock watch, but I wouldn't be able to mock watch it anymore. 

Or there's things like Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2" which I hated even before I found out about Glitter, but now anytime I hear it used in a sporting event, it drives me even crazier. I notice that I don't hear as much now which is nice because I thought that use of that song would never die. 

Oh topic, with Michael Jackson's music, I didn't feel comfortable listening to it once all those allegations came out, but after he died, I felt like I could listen to it again without feeling guilty. Although "P.Y.T." still makes me cringe a bit. 

With Miramax's and TWC's films, I don't think I would have any trouble rewatching those except for a few like those that involved Rose McGowan or Asia Argento, for instance, but I think I could probably rewatch Shakespeare in Love or The King's Speech. I mean I haven't tried to since everything finally came out, but I don't know if Weinsteingate would necessarily be the first thing to enter my mind if I was doing a rewatch. It might pop into my head, but I don't know that it would affect my viewing any. 

With Kevin Spacey, I don't know. American Beauty would definitely be too difficult to sit through, but I could probably rewatch The Usual Suspects or Glengarry Glen Ross. I mean of course I would think about what's going on now, but I think I could still watch those films.  

Oh yes.

dude went full method in american beauty tho boiiiiii

none of his non AB+LAC stuff is watchable tho in general so i'm don't need to seperate the art from "artist" here he's scum both as an actor and a person

I don't want to look at his slimy face for a while, but it's not like I'm never gonna watch Se7en again.

Yes. It’ll be way harder to watch American Beauty now though.

Yeah , I guess I still can .

Yes. I mean, I've enjoyed films from Woody Allen and Roman Polanski, for starters. If I can enjoy films made by those two men, then I can enjoy stuff with Spacey in it. I know it's different considering Spacey is on screen, but my focus is on the film when I'm watching it, not the outside circumstances.

Sure

ya. honestly, the only times I can't watch an actors work is if theres a link between their personality + my opinion on their quality of work. Like I'm less inclined to watch a Wahlberg film, and it doesn't help that I hate his whole persona but it's also just about me not liking him as an actor.

Lena Dunham would be another one where I just don't like her and it influences my opinion on her quality of work. Not really sure which direction the arrow flows but both factors interact to make me decide 'eh, not gonna watch so-and-so's work anymore'

But Spacey, Polanski--they're good at what they do, so it helps separate the art/artist.

I must admit I usually only care for the art instead of the artist personality when I watch a movie … but yeah some of Spacey's films will leave me now with a bitte after taste.. especially American Beauty … and I am not only talking about the general theme of the film but also when I think about those scenes with Wes Bentley… or even Chris Cooper… its not the same anymore.