In 2017, actor Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of making sexual advances to him when he was 14. Spacey’s response at the time was to claim that he had no recollection of the meeting, but he still apologized for whatever he did in what he said was “inappropriate drunk behavior”. Testifying in court, however, where Rapp is suing him, Spacey now apologizes for making the statement, calling it sorry and saying that others pressured him to release it.
Anthony Rapp sued Kevin Spacey for sexual misconduct due to an interaction that occurred when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. Rapp claims that after a party at Spacey’s apartment, the American beauty the actor pushed him onto the bed before climbing onto him. After Rapp’s testimony, it’s up to Spacey to speak. Said (via Variety) now regrets apologizing, as he claims he did nothing wrong and was prompted by his press secretary to apologize. Spacey stated …
They encouraged me to apologize and I learned a lesson in never apologizing for something you didn’t do. I regret all my statement. It is my responsibility, I put it there. It was really bad. It was very bad and I am deeply sorry. I have to own this.
The the usual suspects The Oscar-winning actor says that when Rapp’s story was released, he was told that if he backed down, he would be seen as blaming the victim and trying to prevent the “crisis” from getting worse. This prompted Spacey to apologize for the incident despite him claiming it never happened.
Spacey admits knowing Anthony Rapp and spending time with the teen while Rapp claims the misconduct occurred, but denies any wrongdoing. Instead, another actor, John Barrowman, appeared during the testimony. Spacey apparently met Barrowman at a club where he was with Rapp, and the Reserved in Los Angeles the actor said he was much more interested in the future Doctor who star that says …
I was very impressed with Mr. Barrowman. He was very handsome and very charming. Anthony Rapp looked like a child. John Barrowman looked like a man.
Kevin Spacey’s career stalled with Rapp’s allegations. He was cut from a Ridley Scott movie he had previously made and replaced by Christopher Plummer. He was also fired from the Netflix show. house of cards, who ended another season without him. Spacey has attempted to resume his career in recent months despite Rapp’s and several lawsuits Sexual assault allegations in the UK .
Source: Cinemablend
