Kevin Spacey spoke about his “complicated” family upbringing while on the stand at his ongoing sexual abuse trial in New York.
The former House of Cards actor revealed that his father, Thomas Fowler, was “a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi”.
Spacey alleged that his father’s bigotry made him feel “shame” about his sexuality, leading him to become private about his personal life. In his testimony, Spacey’s accuser Anthony Rapp had said that Spacey was a fraud for not being openly gay.
“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said. “I wasn’t living a lie. I was just reluctant to talk about my personal life.”
Rapp is seeking 40m (£35.2m) in damages against Spacey, who he alleges made a sexual advance on him in his apartment in the 1980s when he was 14 years old.
A judge dismissed Monday one of the legal claims against Spacey.
The former House of Cards actor revealed that his father, Thomas Fowler, was “a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi”.
Spacey alleged that his father’s bigotry made him feel “shame” about his sexuality, leading him to become private about his personal life. In his testimony, Spacey’s accuser Anthony Rapp had said that Spacey was a fraud for not being openly gay.
“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said. “I wasn’t living a lie. I was just reluctant to talk about my personal life.”
Rapp is seeking 40m (£35.2m) in damages against Spacey, who he alleges made a sexual advance on him in his apartment in the 1980s when he was 14 years old.
A judge dismissed Monday one of the legal claims against Spacey.
- 10/18/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Kevin Spacey said to a court here on Monday that he struggled to come out publicly as gay because of his father’s racist, homophobic and anti-semitic views, reports ‘Variety’. “My father was a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi,” Spacey said of his father, Thomas Fowler. “I have never talked about these things publicly ever.” He added, “I grew up in a very complicated family dynamic.”
The admission, according to ‘Variety’, came on the witness stand in New York City, where Spacey is facing off against American actor and singer Anthony Rapp in a 40-million civil lawsuit.
Rapp claims Spacey made unwanted sexual advances against him in 1986 when Rapp was 14 years old. In his own testimony, Rapp has accused Spacey of being a fraud for not being openly gay.
“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said, according to ‘Variety’. “I wasn’t living a lie.
The admission, according to ‘Variety’, came on the witness stand in New York City, where Spacey is facing off against American actor and singer Anthony Rapp in a 40-million civil lawsuit.
Rapp claims Spacey made unwanted sexual advances against him in 1986 when Rapp was 14 years old. In his own testimony, Rapp has accused Spacey of being a fraud for not being openly gay.
“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said, according to ‘Variety’. “I wasn’t living a lie.
- 10/17/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Kevin Spacey said that he struggled to come out publicly as gay because of his father’s racist, homophobic and antisemitic views.
“My father was a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi,” Spacey said of his father, Thomas Fowler. “I have never talked about these things publicly ever.”
He added, “I grew up in a very complicated family dynamic.”
The admission came on the witness stand in New York City on Monday where Spacey is facing off against Anthony Rapp in a 40 million civil lawsuit. Rapp claims Spacey made unwanted sexual advances against him in 1986 when Rapp was 14 years old. In his own testimony, Rapp has accused Spacey of being a fraud for not being openly gay.
“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said. “I wasn’t living a lie. I was just reluctant to talk about my personal life.”
Growing up, Spacey...
“My father was a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi,” Spacey said of his father, Thomas Fowler. “I have never talked about these things publicly ever.”
He added, “I grew up in a very complicated family dynamic.”
The admission came on the witness stand in New York City on Monday where Spacey is facing off against Anthony Rapp in a 40 million civil lawsuit. Rapp claims Spacey made unwanted sexual advances against him in 1986 when Rapp was 14 years old. In his own testimony, Rapp has accused Spacey of being a fraud for not being openly gay.
“To call someone a fraud is to say someone is living a lie,” Spacey said. “I wasn’t living a lie. I was just reluctant to talk about my personal life.”
Growing up, Spacey...
- 10/17/2022
- by Brent Lang and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
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