20 best takedowns of Kevin Spacey’s response to that sex assault allegation
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Oscar-Winning Kevin Spacey Bravely Comes Out And Declares That He Can't Remember Whether Or Not He Was A Paedophile
— Mehreen (@josemehrinho) October 30, 2017
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F**k you Kevin Spacey. Nice work in playing into the homophobes’ playbook – equating being gay with an interest in 14 year olds. Sick f**k.
— Iain Dale (@IainDale) October 30, 2017
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If Kevin Spacey wanted millions of political folks to shield him from sexual assault claims, he should have come out as a Trump supporter.
— [email protected] (@cmclymer) October 30, 2017
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Well done Kev. You stay silent on your sexuality until the time comes when you can conflate it with an alleged sexual assault on a minor.
— Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) October 30, 2017
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In doing so, you simultaneously undervalue the horrific nature of the allegation and set back the LGBT+ community. Well done.
— Sue Perkins (@sueperkins) October 30, 2017
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Harvey Weinstein: I’m gonna have the worst response to a sexual harassment accusation ever.
Kevin Spacey: hold my beer.
— Jennifer MQ (@jenniferm_q) October 30, 2017
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Kevin Spacey, you have been accused of sexually assaulting a. 14 year old boy, how do you plead
Kevin Spacey: Gay
— Misselayneous (@jones13_b) October 30, 2017
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1/2 Re Spacey: Breaking association between homosexuality and pedophilia has been one of the key achievements of the gay-rights agenda
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 30, 2017
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2/2 Spacey just set that back more decisively than any religious right figure ever could have
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 30, 2017
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See ya', Kev. pic.twitter.com/lH4V6sGCvj
— Steve Charnock (@BloodyCharnock) October 30, 2017
Here is the Buzzfeed story which broke the allegations.
Actor Anthony Rapp says Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance toward him when he was 14 years old https://t.co/sEJ7dsnSlb pic.twitter.com/rJ7eG53cJ1
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 30, 2017
And here is Spacey’s response.
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017
Here’s what the alleged victim tweeted after the story was published.
I came forward with my story, standing on the shoulders of the many courageous women and men who have been speaking out 1/3
— Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) October 30, 2017
to shine a light and hopefully make a difference, as they have done for me. 2/3
— Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) October 30, 2017
Everything I wanted to say about my experience is in that article, and I have no further comment about it at this time.
— Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) October 30, 2017