Kevin Spacey
He was one of the most bankable stars in the world. His production company was one of the first to take Netflix seriously, his name carrying the weight and authority that helped put Netflix on the map. He had two Oscars under his belt and countless accolades and awards from all corners of the industry.
And in five days, just 120 hours, it all came crashing down. Kevin Spacey lost his job, agent, publicist, reputation and saw his bankability devalued to zero. He became a global entertainment industry pariah, his work digitally removed, and his name synonymous with “monster.” In less than a week, social justice warriors had transformed the man known famously worldwide for his cinematic malevolence and unflinching intensity into a real-life, flesh-and-blood demon of HollywooD
pursuing.”
In 2017, standing on the shoulders of Nyong’o and others who had come forward with their #MeToo moments, Rapp reached out to long-time friend Adam B. Vary to tell his story again, this time naming Spacey.
Vary was an entertainment reporter at BuzzFeed in late 2017. At that time, BuzzFeed was staring down layoffs totaling 8% of its U.S. workforce, a significant revenue shortfall, was “increasingly trying to generate revenue from its own site,” and struggling with readership loss with readers preferring “news over viral sites.”
Traditional journalism’s “two-source” rule would have seen accusations, like the one Rapp was making, verified by two independent sources. Then-Deputy-National-Editor Marisa Carroll, defended the choice to publish the salacious claim by promoting BuzzFeed’s newsroom commitment to “reporting allegations against powerful people,” citing their history of “deeply reported, true” pieces. In conversation with the BBC, Carroll noted their only verification of Rapp’s allegations was speaking with several Of Rapp’s friends who confirmed he shared the story with them.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 36 | August 25, 2021 7:00 PM
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OP's link sounds like bullshit from a Republican who wants to whine about "social justice"
Go defend abusers somewhere else. DL knew about Kevin long before the mainstream media did
by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 24, 2021 11:37 PM
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Rapp told MANY people about the abuse years and years ago, the idea that he made it up because of metoo is absurd
And, btw, DL knew about Rapp's encounter with Spacey way back in 2014 or so, people were talking about it here
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 24, 2021 11:39 PM
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Oh give me a break. Rapp would brag Spacey falling on top of him back in the 90s. It didn’t become “abuse” until he saw the chance at 15 minutes of fame during the me too movement.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 24, 2021 11:42 PM
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Has Anthony’s lawsuit against Spacey been dismissed. I can’t see Spacey giving him a single cent. He already did maximum damage to Spacey’s life so what’s the point?
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 24, 2021 11:44 PM
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R3, he didn't "brag" he just told the truth about his abuse - just ask his friends. And he was 14 at the time, what kind of person hits on a 14-year-old? That's right, just creeps like you and Kevin
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 24, 2021 11:47 PM
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R4, Spacey already settled with the family of one of his victims who died. He will thrown hush money at Rapp, too
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 24, 2021 11:48 PM
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If you want to know what Spacey is really like, ask Rupert Graves
by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 24, 2021 11:48 PM
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Maybe Rapp came forward so that Spacey would straighten up, for lack of a better term, and fly right, again for lack of a better term. Hopefully, Spacey has taken personal inventory and sought professional help.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 24, 2021 11:51 PM
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R6, Source? The 68 year old masseur who died from lung cancer?
Why would he thrown “hush” money at Rapp? He already spilled the beans.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 24, 2021 11:51 PM
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R8, He came forward to get a little of publicity which he’s never had outside of the advocate.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 24, 2021 11:52 PM
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What the hell was Rapp doing sneaking into a drunk grown man’s bed after midnight after his guests had lived? That was never questioned or explained.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 24, 2021 11:54 PM
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Shut up Kevin. No one gaf.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 25, 2021 12:12 AM
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[quote] and his name synonymous with “monster.”
Mary! Such [italic]dramatic[/italic] overstatement!
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 25, 2021 12:18 AM
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I’ve always loved him as an actor, but after I saw his acting skills in “House of Cards,” he became my favorite modern actor. This man is genius.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 25, 2021 12:21 AM
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We've known about Kevin's predatory tendencies for at least the past 20 years. Why are some of you gays defending him? You also defend Bryan Singer, right? Weird. Pathetic. A lost cause!
by Anonymous | reply 15 | August 25, 2021 12:22 AM
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He was never a pedophile and it’s gross he got that label did anyone call Sly Stallone a pedophile? Dustin Hoffman? . Chris Delia was accused of messaging underage girls and fucking them and nobody called him a pedophile. In fact he’s back to his podcasting like nothing happened.
Spacey gets one accuser 40 years later and the media makes him out to be Jack the Ripper.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | August 25, 2021 12:24 AM
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Really, R14?
You LIKED his Foghorn Leghorn impersonation?
by Anonymous | reply 17 | August 25, 2021 12:26 AM
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R17 - Yes I did!! But his serious scenes gave me chills! I was convinced he was Satan himself.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | August 25, 2021 12:28 AM
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Spacey slept with Bryan Singers 19 year old boyfriend . In the homophobic frauens and self righterous gay sjws minds, 19=12
by Anonymous | reply 19 | August 25, 2021 12:29 AM
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I don’t need a great artist to be a great person.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | August 25, 2021 12:30 AM
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[quote]Spacey gets one accuser 40 years later and the media makes him out to be Jack the Ripper.
WTF are you taking about?
Spacey was a perv on practically every one of his work sets, stage or screen.
And he didn’t stop with cast mates - also crew members whose jobs were on the line.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | August 25, 2021 12:30 AM
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R21, I am talking about the pedo label that was given to him based on a single allegation from nearly 40 years ago that wasn’t even close to being a sexual assault.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | August 25, 2021 12:31 AM
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Extraordinarily talented people are usually flawed. But I don’t consider what he has been accused of to be that bad. I just see him for the superb actor he is.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | August 25, 2021 12:34 AM
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Spacey’s all over this thread.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | August 25, 2021 12:38 AM
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...Just seems like another version of "blame the victim".
by Anonymous | reply 25 | August 25, 2021 12:47 AM
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[quote] Maybe Rapp came forward so that Spacey would [bold]straighten up[/bold], for lack of a better term, and [bold]fly right,[/bold] again for lack of a better term. Hopefully, Spacey has [bold] taken personal inventory[/bold] and sought professional help.
Block That Metaphor: Deluxe Edition!
by Anonymous | reply 26 | August 25, 2021 2:14 AM
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Spacey needs to stay gone - boring, blah, etc.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | August 25, 2021 2:15 AM
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R14 the worst accent of all time
by Anonymous | reply 28 | August 25, 2021 2:16 AM
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I found his performances boring and overrated. Nevertheless, he’s a sex pest.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | August 25, 2021 2:22 AM
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Spacey should be in jail for the terrible job he did hosting the Tonys. That was a crime worse than his habitual predatory sexual assaults.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | August 25, 2021 2:23 AM
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R15 it's not "some of you guys" it's the same person over and over
by Anonymous | reply 31 | August 25, 2021 2:28 AM
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35 year old “Tony Montana” told his story in 2017 and was used as an example that gay man Spacey was a pedophile.
“ I smiled, he leaned in,” Montana said. “His right arm was around my shoulder, and he put his hand under the bar, and that’s when he grabbed me, and he grabbed me very hard.
"I had never been groped before,” he continued. “And he looked at me and he said, in a very sobering voice and this sardonic look in his face, said, ‘This designates ownership”
Wow what pedophelia.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | August 25, 2021 6:48 PM
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“montanna” was well into middle age in 2017 when he told that story and 35 when it allegedly occluded in 2003 but the media presented the story as if he had been 14.
by Anonymous | reply 33 | August 25, 2021 6:51 PM
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“ Spacey asked the young actor to join him in his room, which he refused. He did agree to get in Spacey's car, and Spacey drove them to the Getty Center, which was closed and empty, but the star was able to gain entrance. Once inside, Spacey began to grope the young actor, who said he needed to use the bathroom. He snuck out and hailed an Uber, according to those familiar with the actor's experience. The actor, who declined to speak to THR, appeared in several episodes of the series”
The “young” actor in question was 32 and accompanied Spacey despite knowing his intentions. Yet the “ grope” is proof of pedophelia?
by Anonymous | reply 34 | August 25, 2021 6:54 PM
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I remember seeing some pics of him walking some hot young actor up a hill and blowing him.
by Anonymous | reply 35 | August 25, 2021 6:58 PM
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R35, A consensual encounter and he was of age. Is every actor single actor who dates younger women a pedophile if she is of age? The original article stated he was in his 20s.
by Anonymous | reply 36 | August 25, 2021 7:00 PM
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