Keira Knightley: I Don't Know Any Woman Who Hasn't Been Harassed, Groped, Flashed, or More Mena Suvari Recalls 'Weird and Unusual' Encounter with Kevin Spacey During 'American Beauty' I want to deal with this honestly and openly and that starts with examining my own behavior.” I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man. “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….in my life i have had relationships with both men and women. “This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life,” Spacey writes. It’s just a line I’ve never crossed and never will.” But in the wake of Rapp’s sexual harassment accusation against him, Spacey tweeted an official statement that acted as both an apology to Rapp and an official coming out. Spacey has been adamant about keeping his sexual orientation private throughout his career, telling the Daily Beast in a 2010 interview, “I have not given up my right to privacy. Kevin Spacey is drawing the ire of Hollywood for publicly coming out as a gay man after being accused of sexual harassment by “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp. Chandor’s “Margin Call,” which the former also produced.
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UPDATE 2 (October 30): Zachary Quinto has issued his own statement on the accusations against Kevin Spacey.
The media and public should not gloss over that.” This is not a coming-out story about Kevin Spacey, but a story of survivorship by Anthony Rapp and all those who bravely speak out against unwanted sexual advances.
UPDATE (October 30): GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis has issued the following statement on Spacey’s coming out: “Coming-out stories should not be used to deflect from allegations of sexual assault.