Three more accusers have reportedly come forward accusing formerHouse of CardsstarKevin Spaceyof sexual assault.
London’s Metropolitan Police are investigating the actor after men separately reported him for separate attacks that respectively occurred Westminster in 1996, in Lambeth in 2008 and in Gloucester in 2013,according to TMZ.
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Spacey’s attorney did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In October 2017, actorAnthony Rappclaimed Spacey had previously madeinappropriate sexual advancestoward him when he was just 14 years old.
In response, Spacey, now 58, issued a statement on Twitter addressing the allegations and coming out as gay.
“I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an actor. I’m beyond horrified to hear his story,” he said. “I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago. But if I did behave as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years.”
Several more people accused the actor of sexual harassment or assault since, and in April,one sexual assault case against the star reported to have taken place in October of 1992 in West Hollywood involving a male adultwas turned over to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for further review.
In November, the actorentered a treatment facility.He has not been out in public since and has been written off the finale season ofHouse of Cards.
On Tuesday, actor Guy Pearcehinted at an unpleasant experiencewhile working with Spacey.
“Yeah… Tough one to talk about at the moment,” he said on Australian talk show host Andrew Denton’sInterview,according toIndependent. “Amazing actor; incredible actor. Slightly difficult time with Kevin, yeah. He’s a handsy guy.”
source: people.com
