Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14 — Page 2

What an awful thing to happen at such a young age, poor kid. Kevin's response is sincere, and he finally officially came out because of this, so I think we just need to continue to have honest conversations about this kind of abhorrent behavior in the entertainment industry. The people who think Anthony would randomly make this up (for what?) need very serious help. He is a victim for God's sake.

Margo319 said: "What an awful thing to happen at such a young age, poor kid. Kevin's response is sincere, and he finally officially came out because of this, so I think we just need to continue to have honest conversations about this kind of abhorrent behavior in the entertainment industry. The people who think Anthony would randomly make this up (for what?) need very serious help. He is a victim for God's sake."



Can you clarify what you mean by this? Because it really reads as though you're saying that Rapp's story is horrible, but at least Spacey has finally come out so something good has come out of it.

The old "if anyone was offended by my actions, I want to apologize to them" apology. Props to his publicists and attorneys for pulling that together so quickly and on a Sunday night with the World Series on, no less.

LMFAO right?

What a sad attempt to skew headlines, although I wouldn't be surprised if it worked. Spacey does nothing for the gay community coming out as gay in the same breath as brushing off his own predatory acts against a child. Disgusting.

BroadwayConcierge said: "UncleCharlie said: "The old "if anyone was offended by my actions, I want to apologize to them" apology."

I mean, it's pretty Frank Underwoodian politicking, no?"

It's the classic non-apology apology. It's been in use since God was a child. It's a great strategy, really.

The story has the ring of truth, given all the people he told in the past that are corroborating his story.

We'll see how the rest of it plays out.

SweetLips said: "Can I just say--sex with an under age male or female is against the law.

The way this story reads, yes something happened and no, nothing happened.

Has this mentally scarred this guy for life, did it turn him gay, has he become a gay basher, we don't know but to speak up now---get off the band wagon,Beula.

I was sexually molested at 12 and 14 by a minister and a teacher[both known to me] and a stranger. I was a rather pretty boy. I never flirted, wouldn't have know how, but was taken advantage of at camp{?} and a public toilet.

Has it had any lasting affects-not in the least. Every situation is different--it happened, life goes on[I wasn't raped-just fiddled with] and sure have no reason to cause those guys harm for all those years ago.

Just sharing my thoughts."

Sorry for what you have gone through. You are one of the lucky ones to not have had lasting effects. Everyone is different and processes actions against their will differently. It does appear that this has affected Anthony Rapp and he finally needed to get this out. Keeping a secret like this for years can eat you from the inside out unless you deal with it and can move it. It's possible but can take a lot of time.

I know you say "have no reason to cause those guys harm for all those years ago" however, most likely you were not the only one they touched or affected. Likewise, they could stil be committing these offenses now on someone else.

These past actions on survivors does make this who we are but we still have to live with it for the rest of our lives and indeed have been robbed of an innocence at an early age. No one should be able to take that from anyone.

Dave28282 said: "Aside from the fact that I know Anthony is a very sexual and weird person himself (forgive me my language), wouldn't it be more classy to give Kevin a phone call and ask him in person why he has done this terrbible thing that has upset him for all these years and what he himself has to say about it, instead of doing this in a public tweet/press release?

We are talking about a single drunk incident more than 30 years ago here.

"But as Spacey's star began to rise through the 1990s and 2000s — including a Tony Award, two Oscars, a decadelong run as the creative director of the Old Vic theater in London, and six seasons and counting on the hit Netflix seriesHouse of Cards— Rapp's frustration, anger, and incredulitywith him grew as well."

Wait, what? I'm beginning to get the feeling the frustration comes from something else..."

It may hay have been a single drunk incident for Spacey but it was obviously a pivotal moment for a 14 year old Anthony Rapp. You cannot discount what he went through and yes, it is important for people to speak out publicly to give others the power to tell their long held secrets out loud too. Too often victims stay silent because people either don't believe them or tell them they were the cause. Then you also get people who say "Why do you have to tell other people, can't you keep this to yourself?" protecting the abuser.

And do we really still think Rapp was the only victim of this man?

Dave28282 said: "BuddyStarr said: "Then you also get people who say "Why do you have to tell other people, can't you keep this to yourself?" protecting the abuser."

That's not the point here. This is a very personal issue, and a good conversation with the abuser can clear a lot. I understand that is not easy for a 14 year old, but it is for a 47 year old.

Organizing a press conference is all great, but I wonder when the most important thing is going to happen. Sitting down with him and talking."

Confronting your abuser directly is never easy regardless of how old you are (and yes, I am speaking from personal experience). IMO, I would never want to even be the same room with the person let alone have a "one on one" conversation with them. And why should he? He was the victim here.