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Woody Allen’s fears have become a reality. And for all the good reasons, we say.
In the wake of Harvey Weinstein being outed as a long-term sexual perpetrator by over 50 women, Allen – who himself has had an account of being accused of sexual molestation by his own step-daughter, warned people to not carry out a “witch hunt” in Hollywood, following the shocking revelations surrounding Weinstein.
As it should be clear by now, media outlets have been loaded with revelations from the past accusing several big names from Hollywood of being sexual predators. And the latest addition to those names is – actor Kevin Spacey.
“Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp has accused Spacey of sexually molesting him – when he was merely 14 years old (given their age gap, Spacey should have been 26 then).
Recollecting an incident that is claimed to have taken place back in 1986, Rapp told Buzzfeed News that Kevin got “sexually aggressive” with him during a house-party at his place.
Rapp recalls the incident from the party, when he found himself sneaking into one of Spacey’s bedrooms to watch TV, when the party started to get boring. According to the claims posted on the website, Spacey then followed Rapp into the room, in a visibly drunk state, picked Rapp up in his arms and then layed down on top of him.
Rapp then adds that Spacey continued to force-hold him down as he struggled to get away from him. “But I don’t, like, squirm away initially, because I’m like, ‘What’s going on?,” he said.
Rapp did manage to escape the situation eventually.
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Interestingly, Space has not taken too long to post a public response following Rapp’s claims. Putting the incident, which he claims he cannot recall, aside with a “sincere apology” and… coming out as Gay!
Here is what Kevin Spacey had to say:
“I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor. I am beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago. But if I did behave as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior …”
He further added:
“The story has encouraged me to address other things about my life. I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.”
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Spacey’s response, linking his possible vile behavior to his sexual-orientation, hasn’t gone down well with most people – particularly with the Queer community, who fear his timing of ‘coming out’ while being at the verge of pedophilia-related allegations, would further create stereotypes around the LGBTQ community.
Some people have alleged Spacey of using the LGBTQ community as a ‘prop’ for a terrible rebuttal surrounding allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor, stating that it is clearly not a ‘coming out’ story.
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