Man Pearce has alleged he was “focused” by fellow actor Kevin Spacey and “scared” of him on set of their 1997 movie, L.A. Confidential.
The Australian actor claimed on The Hollywood Reporter’s podcast Awards Chatter that he had “disregarded” his experiences with Spacey, however “sobbed” when Spacey made headlines round 2017 when he was accused of alleged sexual misconduct by varied males, together with actor Anthony Rapp.
Spacey was not too long ago cleared of 9 sexual assault costs in a UK court docket.
He has beforehand denied all allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
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Nonetheless, it was reported this month that one other sexual abuse declare was lodged towards him.
Actor Ruari Cannon is suing Spacey and two organisations linked to London’s Outdated Vic theatre, the place Spacey reportedly labored as an inventive director from 2003 to 2015.
When requested about Spacey on the podcast, Pearce, 57, stated: “I did that factor lots of people do.”
However he didn’t specify precisely what occurred.
“I do not need to use the phrase sufferer… Despite the fact that I in all probability was a sufferer to a level, I used to be actually not a sufferer by any means to the extent that different individuals have been to sexual predators,” he continued.
“However I did that factor that you just do the place you sweep it off and go, ‘oh, no that is nothing…’ and I did that for 5 months.
“I used to be afraid of Kevin as a result of he is fairly an aggressive man, and … extraordinarily charming and sensible at what he does — and actually spectacular, and so on. He holds a room remarkably.
“However I used to be younger and inclined, and he focused me, no query.”
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He claimed Spacey would “dump him like a scorching potato” when actor Simon Baker was on set.
“I used to say, the one days I really feel secure are the times when Simon [Baker] is on set as a result of I am dumped like a scorching potato, and [Kevin] focuses on Simon as a result of he was 10 occasions prettier than I’m.”
He claimed he had confronted Spacey a couple of occasions.
“I had a few confrontations with Kevin post-that, that received ugly.”
Talking about when allegations towards Spacey got here to mild in 2017, Pearce added: “I used to be in London engaged on one thing, and I heard this and I broke down and sobbed, and I could not cease.”
“And I believe it actually dawned on me the impression that had occurred, and the way I would kind of brushed it off, and the way I shelved it or blocked it out or no matter. That was a extremely unbelievable wakeup name.”
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In a video shared on his official X account, Spacey hit again at Pearce and captioned it: “Develop up, Man Pearce. You aren’t a sufferer.”
“You actually need to know what my response is? Develop up. Did you additionally, by the best way, inform the press {that a} yr after we shot L.A. Confidential, you flew to Savannah, Georgia, whereas I used to be capturing Midnight within the Backyard of Good and Evil, simply to spend time with me?”
“I imply, did you inform the press that, too? Or does that not match into the sufferer narrative you will have going?”
“I apologise that I did not get the message that you do not like spending time with me. I imply, perhaps there was one more reason. I do not know. However that does not make any sense that you’d have simply been main me on, proper?”
Spacey stated he has been “in hell and again” not too long ago.
“What took you so lengthy? Did your horse run out of gasoline? I imply, you need to have a dialog? I am glad to take action. Any time, anyplace. We will even do it right here, stay on X if you happen to like. I’ve received nothing to cover. However, Man, you have to develop up. You aren’t a sufferer.”
For those who or somebody you already know is impacted by sexual assault, name 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or go to their web site. In an emergency, name 000.
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