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(309 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 02:00 AM Oct 2017

Kevin Spacey Responds To Report He Sexually Harassed Then-14-Year-Old Anthony Rapp [View all]

Source: HuffPost

10/30/2017 01:15 am ET

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has addressed a report that he once sexually harassed actor Anthony Rapp.

Rapp, who is currently starring in the TV series “Star Trek: Discovery” and is best known for work in the play and movie “Rent,” told BuzzFeed News that Spacey invited him to a party at his apartment in 1986. Rapp was 14 years old at the time.

Spacey’s statement, made on Twitter early Monday, included his first public declaration that he is gay. He did not deny that the incident took place, citing the passage of time and being drunk on the occasion, but apologized to Rapp for “what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior.”

“I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years,” Spacey wrote.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp_us_59f6a786e4b03cd20b827d3d?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

My wife will be heartbroken. She lusts---not loves, lusts---Spacey.

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This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Oct 2017 #1

Saddens and maddens me to hear this news. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #2

Does anyone Boilingpots Oct 2017 #18

Welcome to DU! IronLionZion Oct 2017 #30

WRONG- The story is he was 26 years old, grabbed a 14 year old and climbed on top of him snooper2 Oct 2017 #38

Are you serious? I mean, really. This is pathetic. yardwork Oct 2017 #46

it's spin. yurbud Oct 2017 #58

Agreed. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #68

I don't think anyone cares he is gay. MosheFeingold Oct 2017 #56

That's the point... the fact that Spacey is gay is irrelevant to whether he attempted child rape. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #69

I disagree. He knows conservative media will pounce on & try to blame, the gayness Crash2Parties Oct 2017 #59

Guts? Yea, he validated the victims claim rather than gaslight and deny, or shame. That is all. Mediumsizedhand Oct 2017 #77

Think Louis CK will be next Not Ruth Oct 2017 #3

As gay or a child abuser? IronLionZion Oct 2017 #31

Neither, likes to masturbate with young (adult) female comics Not Ruth Oct 2017 #36

Watch this trailer, especially the last line,and tell me this is not a giant wink and fuck off world Not Ruth Oct 2017 #42

Yup. Long rumored to be a perv. gldstwmn Oct 2017 #71

Yeah in this climate anyone could go down next lol Kimchijeon Oct 2017 #83

My, my! things seem to be unraveling in Hollywood! Lokilooney Oct 2017 #4

How disappointing. MontanaMama Oct 2017 #5

No, he isn't a child molester. Chicago1980 Oct 2017 #26

A drunken advance is child molestation Kaleva Oct 2017 #37

Attacking a fourteen year old is way beyond making a sexual advance. yardwork Oct 2017 #47

Pinned him down on a bed 14 yrs old escaped and that's not an advance or pass or an adult lunasun Oct 2017 #78

Im a huge Spacey fan, I think his response secondwind Oct 2017 #6

Me, too. Everyone does something they regret in life and booze is the great enabler. Vinca Oct 2017 #16

Spacey most likely was sober when he invited the then 14 year old to the party Kaleva Oct 2017 #28

You have no way of knowing or not knowing unless you were with him. Vinca Oct 2017 #70

I'm not going to be an apologist for those who prey on children. Kaleva Oct 2017 #73

It's nice to know there is one person in the world who never got drunk and made a mistake when Vinca Oct 2017 #75

I agree with you on that! eom Kimchijeon Oct 2017 #82

There's millions of us who didn't molest children no matter how drunk we were Kaleva Oct 2017 #86

When I was in 5th grade an older boy pulled up my shirt and exposed my breasts. Vinca Oct 2017 #88

Spacey was 26 at the time he allegedy molested a 14 year old. Kaleva Oct 2017 #92

And Spacey doesn't remember it because he was drunk. Vinca Oct 2017 #95

And how do we know that Anthony Rapp was the first, christx30 Oct 2017 #96

Child molestation is a very serious yet it doesn't seem like much to you. Kaleva Oct 2017 #97

What did I say in a previous post? If a pattern emerges I'll change my opinion. Vinca Oct 2017 #104

I'm more willing to give a child or teenager the benefit of the doubt. Kaleva Oct 2017 #106

I'm a lesbian mother of three and I'm disgusted by Spacey's tweet. yardwork Oct 2017 #48

Seen taking cover under the rainbow or hiding behind the rainbow. Yes disgisuting response by him lunasun Oct 2017 #80

Kevin Spacey is one of my favorite actors syringis Oct 2017 #7

Horrible get the red out Oct 2017 #8

Why invite a Scarsdale Oct 2017 #17

It's predatory behavior. yardwork Oct 2017 #49

Sounds like Rapp was hanging out with his friends. forgotmylogin Oct 2017 #101

And lots of people here are excusing it... Imagine if the name was Sean Hannity snooper2 Oct 2017 #40

Do you know something Scarsdale Oct 2017 #63

Everybody makes mistakes...it is good of Spacey cbdo2007 Oct 2017 #9

I've made it to my fifth decade withiut molesting a minor obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #10

He does not remember & it is only one person's say-so. But he apologized just in case. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #13

This is an example of the reason sexual assualt is to prevelant in Hollywood Evergreen Emerald Oct 2017 #24

+10000 NT EllieBC Oct 2017 #35

Yes, it is a problem. But more rumors were cited by another poster in-thread that are big problem Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #54

Just in case he assaulted a fourteen year old and doesn't remember? yardwork Oct 2017 #51

Apparently he may have been drunk at the time the alleged action occurred. But there are more allega Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #53

Drunk is no excuse Evergreen Emerald Oct 2017 #55

Correct. But it would explain (if true) the lack of memory of the incident (if it happened). . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #57

And it happened over 30 years ago TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Oct 2017 #52

Some of the Defenses Here.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2017 #72

I'm with you Phentex Oct 2017 #89

Thank you, I agree. I so cannot stand when people insist on making us all, that one. Mediumsizedhand Oct 2017 #79

Inviting a 14 year old to a party where booze is served is just a mistake? Kaleva Oct 2017 #20

Shaking my head. yardwork Oct 2017 #50

Wtf? Spacey admitted to sexual assault of a child. Deb Oct 2017 #11

Wrong. He did not admit it. No judge would convict on this claim. But he apologized just in case. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #14

Throw him in jain for something that happened in 1986? Chicago1980 Oct 2017 #27

Apparently this sort of thing was an open secret Bradical79 Oct 2017 #12

IF that is true, it would be evidence unkown to me when I wrote my two previous posts. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #15

Bonjour Bernardo syringis Oct 2017 #19

Merci pour votre rponse. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #33

Thank you Bernardo syringis Oct 2017 #41

No need to translate. I understood it well. It was a fun exercise! Thanks :) Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #43

Understandable Bradical79 Oct 2017 #29

Why would an adult invite a 14 year old to a drinking party? Kaleva Oct 2017 #21

The kid was 14 years old!! Spacey is so popular that even DUers give him a pass. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2017 #22

Some of the comments in this thread astound me. Kaleva Oct 2017 #23

Yes. And prove the points the victims have been making. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2017 #25

The responses would be totally different ripcord Oct 2017 #45

Or if the man was a Republican. yardwork Oct 2017 #60

What about a 26 year old woman and a 14 year old boy? (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2017 #62

Based on previous observations, there would be some posters saying how LisaL Oct 2017 #91

+1 get the red out Oct 2017 #34

Did he sexually assault the kid or not? IronLionZion Oct 2017 #32

If Spacey was as drunk as he says, he probably wasn't physically capable of ... Rollo Oct 2017 #39

Drunk people are capable of having sex. LisaL Oct 2017 #44

Depends on the person, the degree of inebriation, etc... Rollo Oct 2017 #66

Sexual assault can occur even if the people don't "have sex." (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2017 #61

I was referring to sexual intercourse... Rollo Oct 2017 #64

Right, but Spacey wasn't accused of that... thesquanderer Oct 2017 #65

It would not be unreasonable to surmise... Rollo Oct 2017 #67

It's hardly the only possible reason. LisaL Oct 2017 #90

Could be, I don't know, I wasn't there. Rollo Oct 2017 #94

One can be blitzed and still be able to commit child molestation Kaleva Oct 2017 #74

Yes, but I was talking about intercourse/penetration, m'kay? Rollo Oct 2017 #81

Rapp said he carried him to his bed and laid on top of him TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #99

That's nice. Rollo Oct 2017 #100

Don't get me wrong. Rapp was underage TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #108

Well if the lawyer Rapp consulted was competent, and told him there was nothing actionable... Rollo Oct 2017 #109

I think he's a great actor too TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #112

I think his career just got thrown in the trash Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2017 #76

I think there is Netflix inside politics at play here... AntiFascist Oct 2017 #84

It's just the final nail in the coffin TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #98

Also... AntiFascist Oct 2017 #102

Hmmm, that's really kind of a compliment n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #113

Some years back, a close friend suggested I learn to separate the art from the artist. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #85

Spacey is getting murdered by his LGBTQ colleagues in social media Not Ruth Oct 2017 #87

Spacey's in space at this point. truthisfreedom Oct 2017 #103

He's toast, career-wise. Codeine Oct 2017 #105

Thats my issue with this whole thing. Spaceys apology aside. Calista241 Oct 2017 #110

Spacey's infamous for this kind of behavior. Codeine Oct 2017 #111

coming out now is like OJ embracing the black community when he was accused of murder yurbud Oct 2017 #107