Kevin Spacey has come out as a gay man and issued an apology to Anthony Rapp
Rapp had accused Spacey of making inappropriate sexual advances at him when he was just 14 years old.
Soon after the story hit the waves, the two-time Oscar winner apologised in a lengthy statement on social media.
“I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor,” he wrote. “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 behaviour and I am sorry for the feelings he described having carried with him all these years.”
He further added that “this story has encouraged me to address other things in my life…I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.”
A few minutes after Spacey’s shared his 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.”
While many fans have reacted in support of Spacey’s coming out about his rumoured sexuality, there has also been a big backlash online over his decision to come out in an apology for his past behaviour. Commenters have called out the 58-year-old actor for “deflecting” from what they feel is the true issue at hand—being sexually inappropriate with an underage boy.
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