He’s keeping his cards close to his chest.
Kevin Spacey is allegedly demanding $100,000 to move out of his Baltimore home, despite it being sold to someone else.
The former actor’s 9,000-square-foot, five-floor condo in a gated community was foreclosed on and auctioned off in July after he fell behind on payments, having lost regular work after being cancelled in the wake of #metoo accusations.
However the former “House Of Cards” star is still a fixture in the Harborview community where he’s allowed to rattle around the stunning pierfront residence by himself.
The property was bought for $3.24 million by real estate investor Sam Asgari who now claims the actions of Spacey, 65, amount to “extorting” money from him.
“He asked me for $100,000 to leave the property on November 17 and I said no but he said that was his final offer,” Asgari told The Post.
“He’s saying I’m bullying him to play the sympathy card. He wants to use the negative publicity to paint himself as the victim. Well, I don’t plan to be a victim of his.
“We’re going to fight and we’re fight him legally. If he overstays I will sue him for every day he’s stayed.”
Asgari claims it is already costing him $40,000 a month for the homeowners fees, taxes, utility bills and other charges.
Spacey tried to block the original sale of the home, which he paid $5.65 million for in 2017, last week.
Legal quirks mean he is not technically squatting, as after a foreclosure auction the courts must approve the sale before the highest bidder can officially sign the deed. That process often takes months, during which time the ex-homeowner can remain in the property.
A buyer can make a “cash-for-keys” offer — a payoff for the owner to leave quickly. Asgari had proposed $50,000 to Spacey if he moved out by Sept. 15, according to emails in the court filings.
Spacey’s camp countered, suggesting he could stay until February if he didn’t interfere with the sale. He has also claimed he is being “bullied” by Asgari, and that he’s trying to strong-arm him out of the home.
Asgari – no relation to Britney Spears’ ex-husband, Sam Asghari – and his broker are not allowed to get past the gatehouse and access the property, they said.
Asgari’s associate, Compass real estate broker Sam Sheibani said he is frustrated because he and Asgari have tried to be cordial, but Spacey is being anything but.
“He’s not giving any reason for why he won’t leave, like he’s homeless or something,” Sheibani said.” It’s really odd. On what planet is it OK for you to hold someone’s property and demand crazy money if they want to get it back? It really feels like extortion now, like he’s holding onto the property for ransom.”
Spacey has been in financial trouble since he was ordered to pay $31 million to the producers of
“House of Cards” in 2022. They successfully argued allegations of misconduct against Spacey had resulted in the final series of the show being cut short, losing them significant earnings.
His legal team filed papers Sept. 9 slamming the sale of his home as a “sham” auction. They claim the sale proceeded with zero warning, a rock-bottom price tag and claimed Asgari has been using intimidation tactics to push Spacey out.
Spacey and his lawyer did not respond to requests for comment from The Post.
Although numerous allegations of sexual misconduct were made against Spacey by men in the UK and the US, he has never been convicted of any crime or wrongdoing.
One case against him in Nantucket fell apart after the accuser withdrew co-operation, a lawsuit in Los Angeles was closed after the person he allegedly assaulted died and in London he was acquitted on all nine counts of sexual and indecent assault.
