On Christmas Eve, disgraced actor Kevin Spacey released a creepy “comeback” video, just a few days after being formally charged with sexual assault. While some fans enjoyed seeing the 59-year-old actor again, many others — including Anthony Rapp, the gay actor who first accused Spacey of sexual misconduct — weren’t having it.
Spacey’s video featured him speaking as Frank Underwood, his now-deceased character from the Netflix political drama House of Cards. In the video, he casted doubts on the numerous accusations against him and told viewers, “You want me back.”
On the same day, Massachusetts Live reported that the criminal charge against Spacey involves “video evidence” of him non-consensually touching the crotch of a straight, 18-year-old employee at The Club Car bar in Nantucket, Massachusetts sometime during 2016.
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The teen sent the video to his girlfriend via Snapchat on the night of the alleged assault. Earlier in the night, the teen lied about his age and Spacey allegedly plied him with alcohol before propositioning and molesting him. While it’s unclear if the Snapchat video still exists (or how much it proves), the young man’s girlfriend told police that she recalls seeing it.
On December 20, Massachusetts state police filed an official criminal complaint against Spacey over the incident. Spacey will be arraigned in state court and enter a plea on January 7.
While reactions to Spacey’s “comeback” video spread online, Anthony Rapp — the openly gay actor who first accused Spacey of sexual assault — publicly referenced the video on Twitter, stating, “I didn’t watch it, nor am I going to. Thank you for your concern.”
I didn’t watch it, nor am I going to. Thank you for your concern.
— Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) December 25, 2018
On October 30, 2016, Rapp accused Spacey of trying to sexually engage him after a 1986 party in Spacey’s New York City apartment. At the time Rapp was 14 years old.
But even though Rapp didn’t watch, plenty of others did, and they weren’t having it either. Here are some of their reactions:
Kevin Spacey's lawyer rn: pic.twitter.com/voUI25mima
— MG (@Guendouziology) December 25, 2018
Kevin spacey's next video : pic.twitter.com/Ol77CWP9ys
— Chuck Shreve (@ChuckChook) December 25, 2018
Kevin Spacey is sending a very disturbing message as he chastises his audience… if you hypocrites loved me as a murderer, why won’t you love me as a sex offender? Maybe because Frank Underwood’s crimes are fiction and Kevin Spacey’s are not. #LostInSpacey
— Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) December 25, 2018
That Kevin Spacey video was the most awkward thing I've seen since my cousin Darren did karate at my grandma's funeral.
— Johnny Taylor, Jr. (@hipsterocracy) December 26, 2018
Kevin Spacey using his House of Cards character to defend himself against #metoo allegations is the exact reason so many people cant manage to separate "the art from the artist."
Like, if you can look that man in the face under any context after this… then I dont get you.
— Quinton Rudolph's Shiny New Year ? (@Q_Review) December 26, 2018
I won’t watch the Kevin Spacey video but if there’s a ‘making of’ doc that shows whoever thought it was a good idea I’d be DYING to see that.
— Alex Edelman (@AlexEdelman) December 25, 2018
I’m pretty sure there’s nothing in that mug Kevin Spacey drinks out of.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) December 25, 2018
I don’t know if you’re looking for notes, but at the 00:43 mark you take a sip from an obviously empty mug and don’t even bother to pretend swallow.
— Michael Pennie (@michaelpennie) December 25, 2018
Cannot recommend that new Kevin Spacey cooking show. One star.
— Just Bill (@WilliamAder) December 26, 2018
favorite comment on the kevin spacey video pic.twitter.com/wqiIUyWnXG
— cjizz (@SaintCochino) December 26, 2018
Despite his hopes, it’s unlikely that Spacey will stage a “comeback” anytime soon. His talent agency (Creative Artists Agency) and his publicist (Polaris) both dropped him less than a week after Rapp’s allegation. Around the same time, Netflix fired him from House of Cards.
His August 2018 film Billionaires Boys Club made a whopping $126 (total) on its opening weekend, and he was also removed from another film project, All the Money in the World, with his role recast and his scenes re-shot.
iamru2
The man accusing him is an admitted liar, this sounds like a set up, interesting that queerty is leaving out a lot of details. For instance after the alleged groping the man stuck around for some time because he still wanted a selfie with Spacey. And who has a camera ready just at the time of the groping? Scary that the media and those easily led are once again convicting before trial.
redzebra1
Hear, hear! AAAAAAND waited a YEAR to go to the police. YEAH! And only AFTER going to the press.
niles
Crappy reporting as usual by this rag.
Chrisk
Funny how this never happens to me or anybody that I know. Maybe it’s because I’m just not into kids? I dunno.
I agree that this latest one is probably BS. However Spacey is so easy to set up. He doesn’t care as long as you’re really young.
I hate the fact that everybody was trying to get him to come out for many years and then he finally does but only to get himself out of trouble. Essentially reinforcing the gay=pedo.
Chrisk
What I don’t understand is he he’s worth a hundred million dollars. He could hire 20 young rent boys a week and nobody would’ve said a thing.
Billy Budd
He thought he had the world under his feet. That he could get away with being the oversexualized beast he was. And he got away with it for many many years. I do not believe he has raped anyone, but I am certain that his conduct was not proper. Grabbing straight people’s crotches, making promises to young, desperate actors in exchange for sex, etc.
Rex Huskey
we’ll see. would like to see an interview with the complainant. he wanted a pic and now he wants money. the mother is a hag.
ShowMeGuy
Relax. It is all in the script. Bread and circus.
Toofie
The whole story is ridiculous. 18, lied that he was 23 because he was so “star struck”, couldn’t leave a public place, snap chatted groping, then was so traumatized he needed a selfie? Not a Spacey fan, but this is just silly.
DHT
Spacey’s behavior is typically of a lot of gay Male predators that won’t take no for an answer. Kevin just didnt know to drug his victims. 15 accusers so far and facing charges in other places as well. 1 down 100,000 to go.