Kevin Spacey's very odd video response to the charges against him
Kevin Spacey will be charged for felony sexual assault that allegedly occurred in 2016 at a bar in Nanucket, Mass. When news broke of Spacey's imminent arraignment on January 7, he posted the above video. When I first saw it, I thought it was old House of Cards footage that coincidentally seemed relevant. But no. It's the (sur)real deal.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Last year, former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh held a press conference to share her son's allegation of sexual assault against Spacey. Her then 18-year-old son she said was sexually assaulted by Spacey inside the Club Car Restaurant on Nantucket. Unruh says her son, who was not of legal drinking age, told Spacey he was and that the actor "bought him drink after drink after drink."
"My son was a starstruck, straight 18-year-old young man who had no idea that the famous actor was an alleged sexual predator or that he was about to become his next victim," she said at the time. "When my son was drunk, Spacey made his move and sexually assaulted him."
Mitchell Garabedian, the attorney for the alleged victim, said in a statement on Monday, "The complainant has shown a tremendous amount of courage in coming forward. Let the facts be presented, the relevant law applied and a just and fair verdict rendered."