Actor Kevin Spacey said on Sunday he is “beyond horrified” by allegations that he made sexual advances on a teen boy decades ago.
The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn’t 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 behaviour, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years,” he said.
In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp said Spacey befriended him while they both performed on Broadway shows. Rapp was 14 when he attended a party at Spacey’s apartment in 1986, he said. At the end of the night, an inebriated Spacey picked him up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, Rapp said.
Rapp said the 26-year-old was holding him down tightly, but he was able to get away and left the apartment.
Rapp, who is now 46 and starring in the TV show Star Trek: Discovery, said he came forward after allegations against Harvey Weinstein sparked conversations about sexual abuse and harassment in the entertainment industry.
He said he was 'beyond horrified' to learn of Rapp's allegations and apologized for 'what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior', although he said he didn't remember the alleged incident.
The House of Cards star also revealed that he has had relationships with men and women throughout his life, but now chooses to live as a gay man.
Rapp told to BuzzFeed News that he met Spacey in 1986 while they both appeared in different Broadway shows. At the time, Rapp was in Precious Sons and Spacey was in Long Day's Journey Into Night.
Spacey, who was aged 26 at the time, allegedly invited Rapp to his Manhattan apartment for a party.
He told BuzzFeed News that Spacey then 'picked me up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold. But I don't, like, squirm away initially, because I'm like, 'What's going on?' And then he lays down on top of me.'
'He was trying to seduce me,' Rapp told BuzzFeed News.
'I don't know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually.'
Rapp alleged that Spacey, who is now a two-time Academy Award winner, was 'was, like, pressing into' him and 'tightening his arms.'
'It was a frozen moment,' Rapp told BuzzFeed News. 'In terms of fight or flight or freeze, I tend to freeze.'
Rapp said he was able to 'wriggle' away after some time and went into the bathroom where he shut the door.
Rapp (above being held by Ed Harris in Precious Sons in 1986) told BuzzFeed News that Spacey then 'picked me up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold. But I don't, like, squirm away initially, because I'm like, 'What's going on?' And then he lays down on top of me.'
Spacey said he has 'a lot of respect' for Rapp in the statement he issued regarding the alleged incident.
'I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor,' Spacey wrote. 'I'm beyond horrified to hear this story. I honestly do not remember the encounter, 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 describes having carried with him all these years.
'This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life. I know that there are stories out there about me and that some have been fueled by the fact that I have been so protective of my privacy.
