"You cannot deny somebody a talent," the 'Skyfall' actor added speaking of their work.

"You might as well never look at a Caravaggio painting. You might as well never have gone to see Noel Coward," she said, referring to other artists who have been accused of misconduct.Dench has previously defended Spacey after he was removed from 'All The Money In The World', amid accusations of sexual conduct by several men in the U.S. and U.K. She was one of the first female celebrities to slam Weinstein over the accusations, reported Fox News.

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Dench had also credited Weinstein with contributing to her career, reported to The Hollywood Reporter. Allegations of sexual misconduct against Weinstein were responsible for expanding the #MeToo movement.

Dench also defended Spacey, whom she describes as a "good friend", at last year's San Sebastian Film Festival.

At a press conference, the actor said, "I can't approve, in any way, of the fact that -- whatever he has done -- that you then start to cut him out of the films...Are we to go back throughout history and anyone who has misbehaved in any way, or who has broken the law, or who has committed some kind of offence, are they always going to be cut out? Are we going to extrude them from our history? I don't know...."

Both Spacey and Weinstein have denied all the allegations levelled against them

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