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

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#1
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:38pm

https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/anthony-rapp-kevin-spacey-made-sexual-advance-when-i-was-14?utm_term=.mdZR9N6E6#.rcggl3L2L

Looks like this is going viral.

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

Updated On: 10/29/17 at 10:38 PM

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#2
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:40pm

There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#3
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:46pm

Meltdowns in 3...2...1...

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#4
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:48pm

blaxx said: "There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences. "

?????? ....what the hell are you talking about?!

Good for Anthony for publicly speaking about this.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#5
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:50pm

blaxx said: "There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences. "

Jesus Christ.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#6
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:50pm

blaxx said: "There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences. "

How do you know that? Seems like a random thing to make up.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#7
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:51pm

blaxx said: "There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences. "

Are you f*cking kidding me? This why victims don't come forward. Get out of here.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#8
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:51pm

blaxx said: "There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences."

Really that's the conclusion you leap to?

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#9
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:53pm

blaxx said: "There's something really wrong with Rapp. I don't buy it for a second. He's clearly taking advantage of current events without considering the consequences."

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

Also, according to Twitter, there were stories like Anthony. Shame on you for victim blaming

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#10
Posted: 10/29/17 at 10:56pm

I’ve heard that Rapp is a really strange (and in some stories, truly terrible) guy, but I’ll take his word on this one.

Also, wasn’t there a whole thread about Spacey’s history as a sexual bully this past May/June when he was announced as the Tonys host? Hate to say it, but is this really news?

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#11
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:03pm

TotallyEffed said: "Meltdowns in 3...2...1..."

I’m cracking up at this!!

Thank god someone is outing Kevin!
Good for Rapp.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#12
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:05pm

Sorry everyone,

That was not my story to tell.

Updated On: 10/29/17 at 11:05 PM

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#13
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:14pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "Hate to say it, but is this really news?"

Let's see... Closeted movie/TV star hits on 14 year-old boy.

Yeah, I'd call that news.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#14
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:23pm

Hey, remember when it was announced Kevin Spacey was hosting the Tonys, and there was a thread where some people said he was a sleaze and it was inappropriate, and people defended him by saying his private life wasn't our business and we were wrong for outing him? Hope those people who defended Spacey are proud of themselves today.

And blaxx is a monster. Anthony Rapp isn't the only one.

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Updated On: 10/29/17 at 11:23 PM

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#15
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:25pm

He, like other victims, are brave as hell for coming forward.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#16
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:26pm

he has no memory of ever telling his mother about it, either. For Rapp, if he had told her right away, it would have meant a larger discussion about his own sexual orientation at 14, and he wasn't ready to do that.

Jesus, that's heartbreaking right there

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#17
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:46pm

orangeskittles said: "Hey, remember when it was announced Kevin Spacey was hosting the Tonys, and there was a thread where some people said he was a sleaze and it was inappropriate, and people defended him by saying his private life wasn't our business and we were wrong for outing him? Hope those people who defended Spacey are proud of themselves today.

And blaxx is a monster. Anthony Rapp isn't the only one."

Outing a closeted person is not the same thing as sweeping pedophilia under the rug.

I've also heard odd stories on Rapp, but I will never not accept the word of a victim. If it's proven to be false, he can burn in hell for setting all rape victims back...but until that happens, I'll believe him.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#18
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:57pm

dramamama611 said: "Outing a closeted person is not the same thing as sweeping pedophilia under the rug."

As I recall, the thread made mention of Kevin Spacey using his power and fame to prey on younger men. No one brought up underage victims, but again, people were more concerned with us outing Spacey than they were about his inappropriate actions. I wonder how those defense posts hold up in a post-Weinstein world.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#19
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:58pm

If I'm not mistaken, Anthony mentioned this (without naming Kevin) in his memoir- saying a successful actor assaulted him? Or molested him? I definitely remember wondering who it was as I read the book years ago...

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#20
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:20am

Spacey had responded on instagram and is now officially out.

https://instagram.com/p/Ba26hBGlZvX/

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Updated On: 10/30/17 at 12:20 AM

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#21
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:22am

Thread's here, for context: https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1100611#4921587. The conversation mainly revolved around the ethics of celebrities staying in the closet. If I'm remembering correctly, I was one of very few who brought up the accusations floating around against Spacey. No one brought up underage victims because, at least in my case, I didn't know there were any. Everything I'd seen in the past about Spacey's abuses revolved around him preying on significantly younger (but still of age) men he was in a position of power over.

I am glad that Rapp has come forward, on the record, to openly and explicitly expose Spacey. I hope that in the next few months we continue to see abusers in the entertainment industry brought to light.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#22
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:27am

Spacey's statement. Wow.

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

usn120 said: "Really... REALLY...? It's been 8 years and you thought it was worth bumping to share that you THINK Broadway "Star" Alex Wyse is Jewish?"

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#23
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:37am

Drunk is not a defense at all. FFS.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#24
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:37am

All these revelations are causing a lot of soul searching and damage control for reprehensible behavior. We may never see an outright admission of guilt but it has people shaking in their boots.

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Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14#25
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:37am

BroadwayConcierge said: "Spacey's statement. Wow."

Wow, this is disgusting. It wasn't "deeply inappropriate drunken behavior," it was assault. And on top of that, what on earth does Rapp's accusation that Spacey is a sexual predator have to do with Spacey's sexuality? He's trying to spin the story to "Spacey comes out" instead of "Spacey sexually assaulted a fourteen-year-old boy."

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