Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct by many (courtesy AFP)
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Kevin Spacey came out as gay earlier this week
This was after he was accused of sexual misconduct
Now, the actor has taken a break for 'treatment'
The Kevin Spacey shocker arrived in the wake of the downfall of disgraced Hollywood Moghul Harvey Weinstein. After Anthony Rapp's account, many others like Mexican actor Roberto Cavazos and documentary filmmaker Tony Montana have also accused Kevin Spacey of making sexual advances. In a Facebook Post, Roberto wrote: "There are a lot of us who have a 'Kevin Spacey story'." Meanwhile, in an interview with Radar, Tony alleged the senior actor behaved with him inappropriately in 2003.
There are more repercussions to the Kevin Spacey allegations. Netflix announced House Of Cards has been cancelled beyond season 6 (which is yet to be released). As per an AFP report, Netflix and production house Media Rights Capital issued a joint statement saying they were "deeply troubled" by the allegations against the actor, who is currently not scheduled for shoots.
It was on Monday, when Kevin Spacey tweeted his statement of apology to Anthony Rapp, which an outraged Twitter pointed out was to "distract everyone from the fact that he just got exposed as a child molester." Mr Spacey wrote: "I owe him (Anthony Rapp) the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour", which was followed by this statement: "This story has encouraged me to address other things in my life... I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I now choose to live life as a gay man."
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017
In the light of current events, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has decided to not honour Kevin Spacey with the 2017 Emmy Founders Award.
