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Kevin Spacey breaks down in tears during testimony about how he came out as gay
Kevin Spacey sobbed on the stand Monday as he testified about his remorse for coming out as gay in a statement denying a sexual abuse allegation against him.
Spacey is currently facing trial in New York federal court over "Rent" actor Anthony Rapp's allegation that Spacey assaulted him at a party in
Rapp first told the story to BuzzFeed News, which published a story in detailing Rapp's allegation that Spacey lifted him onto a bed and got on top of him at a party at Spacey's home when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was
In a statement after the article was published, Spacey said he did not think of the encounter but acknowledged that he was gay.
"I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life and choose now to exist as a gay man," he wrote at the time.
Prior to the BuzzFeed article, Spacey had never publicly confirmed that he was gay.
He said he had been "pushed heavily" by leaders in the gay community to advance out for years and had been planning to do s
Kevin Spacey Defends Coming Out as Gay 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 gay 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 actor 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 other 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 verb 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 apologizes, comes out as gay after allegation of sexual advance on year-old
&#; -- Actor 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” star 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 catch this story," Spacey said. "I honestly do not remember the encounter 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 hold loved and had romanti
Should Kevin Spacey have advance out earlier?
Entertainment reporter
If Kevin Spacey had come out as gay a year ago, the reactions would've been very different to those seen on Monday.
For starters, he almost certainly would possess been congratulated - a Hollywood A-lister publicly coming out in a world where being gay is considered by many to damage ticket sales.
But the House of Cards actor only came out in the wake of accusations that he made a sexual advance towards a male child actor in
Anthony Rapp, who was 14 at the age, told BuzzFeed that Spacey invited him to a party and seemed drunk when the alleged incident happened.
The actor apologised in a statement posted on Twitter, writing: "This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life I verb loved and had adj encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose to now dwell as a gay man."
But he's since been criticised for choosing this moment to come out - and some have accused him of using his sexuality as a shield to deflect the