Kevin Spacey has come out as a gay man on Sunday. Additionally, the House of Cards star issued an apology to Anthony Rapp after he gave an interview, in which Anthony publicly accused Mr Spacey of making a pass at him when he was just 14 years old.
The sex-scandal in Hollywood is getting stronger, on Sunday, Hollywood was shocked with another accusation of sexual assault. This time, Kevin Spacey under fire for his inappropriate behaviour towards his young colleague on the set of Star Trek Anthony Rapp who gave an interview. The awkward scene between Spacey (then 26) and Rapp (then 14) took place 31 years ago.
Soon after the story hit, Kevin Spacey apologized in a lengthy statement on social media. The actor has come out as a gay as well,
“I am beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not remember the encounter as it would have been over 30 years ago. But if I did behave then as he describes I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior and I am sorry for the feelings he described having carried with him all these years,”
the two-time Oscar winner wrote.
Kevin Spacey about the life and encouraging moments
According to Kevin Spacey, the story Anthony told has encouraged the American Beauty star to address other things in my life. Mr Casey had loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout his life, and now he makes the only right choice – to live as a gay man.
A few minutes after Spacey’s post, Rapp tweeted,
“Everything I wanted to say about my experience is in that article, and I have no further comment about it at this time.”