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Kevin Spacey Defends Coming Out as Same-sex attracted After Being Accused of Sexual Misconduct: ‘I Was Under a Lot of Pressure’

Kevin Spacey has addressed his controversial statement in which he came out as lgbtq+ in response to Anthony Rapp&#;s accusation of sexual misconduct.

“Members of the LGBTQ+ community were upset because I came out while I was responding to an accusation and now I understand why it was read that way,” Spacey told a court in London, U.K. “It wasn’t how I intended it.” The player is giving evidence in the third week of his trial at Southwark Crown Court. He has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of sexual assault against four alternative men.

In , Rapp was the first man to come forward publicly with his allegation of sexual misconduct, telling Buzzfeed the &#;House of Cards&#; actor had made sexual advances towards Rapp at a party when Rapp was 14 years old.

Spacey place out the circumstances surrounding the statement, which was widely condemned by peers at the time including Billy Eichner, Zachary Quinto and Rose McGowan. GLAAD als

Kevin Spacey timeline: How the story unfolded

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Allegations made against Kevin Spacey own seen the US actor's life, career and manner come under intense scrutiny.

Here is a summary of the main events so far:

Monday 30 October

  • In an interview with Buzzfeed News, actor Anthony Rapp claims Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when Rapp was Rapp, now 46, claims Spacey laid on top of him at a party at the actor's apartment in and alleges the star "was trying to seduce" him.
  • In a declaration, Spacey claims to contain no memory of the alleged incident while offering an apology to Rapp "for what would include been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour". In the alike Twitter post, Spacey says he has had relationships with both men and women and that he "choose[s] now to reside as a gay man".
  • Spacey is criticised by Sue Perkins, Zachary Quinto and others for choosing this moment to "come out". "He doesn't get a pass just because he's gay," Gay Times editor Josh Rivers tells the BBC.
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    Kevin Spacey apologizes, comes out as lgbtq+ after allegation of sexual advance on year-old

    &#; -- Thespian Kevin Spacey said that he has "loved and had romantic encounters with men" and that he chooses "now to live as a gay man," after being accused of a sexual advance on a year-old.

    Spacey's remarks came in a tweet posted on Sunday night after "Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey climbed on top of him in bed when he was just 14 years old.

    "I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor. I'm beyond horrified to hear this story," Spacey said. "I honestly do not remember the experience But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior."

    Spacey went on to say that the situation "encouraged me to address other things about my life."

    "As those closest to me know," Spacey continued in his tweet. "I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romanti

    HoldenIsHere wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, pm Kevin Spacey might have been acquitted, but I know some male actors who have worked with him when they were young who would have no reason to lie (and would never "come forward" to blame him publicly for personal reasons) and they have experienced Spacey's predatory behavior.

    Well that's the way it goes with these cases- it often happens when you're young and it goes unreported because of intimidation. No one wants to expose themselves to negative publicity.
    Often those deeply interested realize a mistake of judgement, like provocative clothing or conversation, that may have created a misconstrued situation.

    When reported, a jury hears both sides and decides upon a preponderance of the evidence. It just wasn't proven enough to warrant a monetary award.
    The fact the film company deleted him from the movie is what offends me. He was just accused, not convicted. Might they possess been aware of the truthfulness of the accusation? We'll never know.

    It goes back to act you judge the Art or The Artist who made it?
    There's lots of actors in movies I love d