Rapp looks back on Spacey reveal
Actor Anthony Rapp said he came forward with sexual misconduct allegations against actor Kevin Spacey because he feared assaults could “keep happening” if he said nothing. Rapp spoke about the incident on the red carpet for the second season of his streaming series, Star Trek Discovery, on Thursday.
“I know that it’s something that needs continued movement forward and I’m going to keep doing my best to be a part of the movement forward,” the actor said.
In 2017, Rapp alleged that Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance during a house party in 1986 when he was 14 and Spacey was 26. Rapp sought legal counsel at the time, but charges weren’t filed.
The incident remained buried until a flurry of sexual misconduct allegations surfaced about producer Harvey Weinstein, prompting Rapp to come forward. Spacey said he did not remember such an encounter but apologised if the allegations were true.
“I was just concerned that it would be something that could keep happening, so if I could do something that could make a difference, I was eager to,” Rapp added at the event. His Star Trek Discovery co-star Wilson Cruz said the actor was being humble.
“What he did was incredibly brave, and he really allowed countless men to be able to tell their stories. You know, for the most part we were hearing stories about women and those are important stories to tell. There’s a lot of stigma around abused men, sexually abused men and sexual harassment of men, and it was going to take a brave person to be able to start that conversation,” Cruz said.
More than a dozen accusers came forward after Rapp’s allegations, causing Spacey to lose his role on the popular series House of Cards.