Anthony Rapp Reveals Kevin Spacey Made Sexual Advance on Him at 14; Corey Feldman Threatens to Release Names of Hollywood Pedophiles
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017
October 30, 2017
[Gossip Cop] - Celebrities are reacting to Anthony Rapp revealing that when he was 14 years old, Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance on the then-teenaged Broadway star.
After Rapp’s allegations were published on Sunday, Spacey apologized to him and also came out as gay. See Hollywood stars’ reactions here to Rapp bravely sharing his harrowing experience, as well as to Spacey seemingly pivoting from his inexcusable behavior to instead acknowledge he’s gay.
Earlier, Rapp shared with Buzzfeed that in 1986, when he was a 14-year-old actor on Broadway, he was invited to a party at Spacey’s New York apartment. At the end of the evening, Rapp recalled Spacey lifted him “like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold,” and put him down on a bed, where he laid on top of the young boy against his will.
Rapp noted that he was encouraged to come forward now because of the sexual assault and harassment scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein.
He later added on Twitter:
“I came forward with my story, standing on the shoulders of the many courageous women and men who have been speaking out to shine a light and hopefully make a difference, as they have done for me.”
In the wake of Rapp’s allegation, Spacey issued a statement in which he both came out of the closest and apologized to the “Star Trek: Discovery” star for his “deeply inappropriate drunken behavior” that he claims he doesn’t remember from more than three decades ago. After noting that he has “a lot of respect and admiration” for Rapp as an actor, Spacey said, “I am sorry,” and claimed it “encouraged” him to publicly admit, “I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.”
Since Spacey’s statement, a number of celebrities have shared their reactions to both Rapp’s revelation and Spacey’s response. Rose McGowan, who has been vocal about having been sexually assaulted by Weinstein, tweeted:
“Dear fellow media: Keep focus on #AnthonyRapp BE THE VICTIM’S VOICE. Help us level the playing field.” She continued in another message, “Bye bye, Spacey goodbye, it’s your turn to cry, that’s why we’ve gotta say goodbye. #ROSEARMY.” Meanwhile, Debra Messing wrote to Rapp, “You are brave, and my heart breaks for that 14 year old.”
Noting how Spacey pivoted from apologizing to Rapp for the hurt he caused him, and instead the opportunity to come out as gay, Billy Eichner wrote:
“That Kevin Spacey statement. Nope. Absolutely not. Nope.”
He added:
“Kevin Spacey has just invented something that has never existed before: a bad time to come out.”
Wanda Sykes expressed:
“No no no no no! You do not get to “choose” to hide under the rainbow! Kick rocks!”
And Rosie O’Donnell tweeted:
“u don’t remember the incident – 30 years ago? – [expletive] u kevin – like Harvey we all knew about u – i hope more men come forward.”
Gossip Cop will continue to update as more celebrities react to Rapp exposing Spacey’s sexual advance on him when he was just 14, and how the older actor shifted the conversation from taking responsibility for his actions to revealing he’s gay.
[Gossip Cop] - Celebrities are reacting to Anthony Rapp revealing that when he was 14 years old, Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance on the then-teenaged Broadway star.
After Rapp’s allegations were published on Sunday, Spacey apologized to him and also came out as gay. See Hollywood stars’ reactions here to Rapp bravely sharing his harrowing experience, as well as to Spacey seemingly pivoting from his inexcusable behavior to instead acknowledge he’s gay.
Earlier, Rapp shared with Buzzfeed that in 1986, when he was a 14-year-old actor on Broadway, he was invited to a party at Spacey’s New York apartment. At the end of the evening, Rapp recalled Spacey lifted him “like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold,” and put him down on a bed, where he laid on top of the young boy against his will.
Rapp noted that he was encouraged to come forward now because of the sexual assault and harassment scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein.
He later added on Twitter:
“I came forward with my story, standing on the shoulders of the many courageous women and men who have been speaking out to shine a light and hopefully make a difference, as they have done for me.”
In the wake of Rapp’s allegation, Spacey issued a statement in which he both came out of the closest and apologized to the “Star Trek: Discovery” star for his “deeply inappropriate drunken behavior” that he claims he doesn’t remember from more than three decades ago. After noting that he has “a lot of respect and admiration” for Rapp as an actor, Spacey said, “I am sorry,” and claimed it “encouraged” him to publicly admit, “I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.”
Since Spacey’s statement, a number of celebrities have shared their reactions to both Rapp’s revelation and Spacey’s response. Rose McGowan, who has been vocal about having been sexually assaulted by Weinstein, tweeted:
“Dear fellow media: Keep focus on #AnthonyRapp BE THE VICTIM’S VOICE. Help us level the playing field.” She continued in another message, “Bye bye, Spacey goodbye, it’s your turn to cry, that’s why we’ve gotta say goodbye. #ROSEARMY.” Meanwhile, Debra Messing wrote to Rapp, “You are brave, and my heart breaks for that 14 year old.”
Noting how Spacey pivoted from apologizing to Rapp for the hurt he caused him, and instead the opportunity to come out as gay, Billy Eichner wrote:
“That Kevin Spacey statement. Nope. Absolutely not. Nope.”
He added:
“Kevin Spacey has just invented something that has never existed before: a bad time to come out.”
Wanda Sykes expressed:
“No no no no no! You do not get to “choose” to hide under the rainbow! Kick rocks!”
And Rosie O’Donnell tweeted:
“u don’t remember the incident – 30 years ago? – [expletive] u kevin – like Harvey we all knew about u – i hope more men come forward.”
Gossip Cop will continue to update as more celebrities react to Rapp exposing Spacey’s sexual advance on him when he was just 14, and how the older actor shifted the conversation from taking responsibility for his actions to revealing he’s gay.
October 30, 2017
[Variety] - Corey Feldman sat down on Monday for his first TV interview since
launching a campaign to finance a film that would expose a pedophile ring in
Hollywood.
Speaking to Matt Lauer on the “Today” show, Feldman did not reveal the
names of his alleged harassers from his days as a child star, citing legal
ramifications, but he did vow to eventually “release every single name that I
have any knowledge of.”
Last week, Feldman launched a campaign to raise $10 million to finance
a film about pedophiles in the industry. Lauer pressed Feldman on his hefty
goal, which has raised eyebrows. “Why do you need $10 million,” Lauer asked.
“It’s not a documentary. It’s a film. I want to make a feature film,
which is why I need the budget,” Feldman reasoned. “It will be a very true
story. We will have every name … we’re talking about a theatrical release.”
Lauer brought up Feldman’s 2013 memoir, “Coreyography,” asking “The
Goonies” actor why he didn’t release names in that book.
“The publishers prevented me to name names,” Feldman said, “which is
why I’m taking the matter into my own hands.”
So far, Feldman’s campaign has raised roughly $200,000. Lauer
questioned Feldman about why he’s taking time to collect money for a feature
film, instead of going to the police and releasing the names sooner. Feldman
said he did go to the police back in the early ’90s, and gave the names during
in interview investigation Michael Jackson. Feldman says the police never
investigated his claims.
“I’ve told the police. In fact, if anybody wants to go back to 1993
when I was interviewed by the Santa Barbara Police Department, I sat there and
I gave them the names. They’re on record. They have all of this information,
but they were scanning Michael Jackson. All they cared about was trying to find
something on Michael Jackson,” Feldman recalled. “Michael is innocent. That’s
what the interview was about with the police in 1993. … I told them, ‘He is not
that guy. … I know the difference between pedophiles and somebody who is not a
pedophile because I’ve been molested. Here’s the names. Go investigate.'”
Feldman also said he’s gone to the police about death threats he’s
received. He claims the police have done nothing to protect him. Feldman says
in addition to needing the $10 million to fund his film, he needs the money for
his attorneys and a security team for his own protection.
“There are thousands of people in Hollywood who have this same
information. Why is it all on me?” Feldman said. “I’m the victim here. I’m the
one who’s been abused. I’m the one who’s trying to come forward and do
something about it. There are thousands of people out there who have this
information.”
“There is a statute of limitations in the state of California,” Feldman
continued. “It’s that way only where the movie industry, conveniently enough,
is in California … if I went to the police, I would be the one getting sued.”
Later, Feldman sat down with “Today’s” Megyn Kelly to speak about the
issue again and defend his decision to create a film, rather than naming names
on his own sooner.
“Believe me, I would love the pain to stop today. This is about
creating a cycle of awareness, this is about opening people’s eyes and minds
that this is a problem that exists,” Feldman said. “The soonest that I can have
protection, I don’t have to wait until the film is done … the most important
thing now is that I have security … this is no joke. I am fearing for my life.”
Kelly further pressed Feldman on why he won’t come forward with the
names. “If that was the case, if the law protected me, I would do it,” he
responded.
Kelly, a former attorney, showed off her legal expertise during the
interview, telling her viewers, “The truth is an absolute defense to any
defamation case.”
“My campaign is called ‘The Truth Campaign,'” Feldman said. “All I want
is for people to open their eyes and see the light. … I see no one in Hollywood
who has stood up and said, ‘I was there, I know he’s telling the truth.'”
When pressed by Kelly to come forward with any of the names, Feldman
mentioned youth talent manager Marty Weiss, who he previously had named in his
memoir. Then he teased a second name, saying, “The second one ran a child’s
club in Hollywood … he’s working for the L.A. Dodgers.” When asked by Kelly
again to just name him, Feldman said, “I can’t do that right now until I have
legal protection.”
Feldman believes that the domino effect of sex scandals being exposed
in Hollywood, most recently with allegations against Kevin Spacey, will help
him tell his story.
“There’s a lot of darkness in Hollywood right now and I believe it’s
been there for quite some time, and as we’ve seen with the Harvey Weinstein
scandal, it continues to unfold every day,” Feldman said. “It’s going to
continue unraveling. This is just the beginning, this is just the tip of the
iceberg … everything you’re seeing is building up to what I believe is a dam
breaking open.”
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