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The Briefing … Kevin Spacey
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Actor Kevin Spacey has responded to historic allegations of child sexual assault by fellow actor Anthony Rapp, who has alleged that Spacey made physical advances against him when he was 14 and Spacey was 26.
BuzzFeed News revealed the allegations in an interview with Rapp, who said that Spacey “picked me up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold” and “lay down on top of me” after a party at Spacey’s Manhattan home. Several other actors have claimed on Twitter that Spacey has a reputation in the arts industry for “[preying] on young boys”. In a statement, Spacey said he was “beyond horrified to hear his story” and claimed he “honestly [does] not remember the encounter …
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Alex McKinnon, The Saturday Paper