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3 More Men Come Forward With Allegations Of Sexual Assault By Kevin Spacey

Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey

The allegations of ‘inappropriate behavior’ by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey continue to pile up as three more men have come forward accusing Spacey of sexual assault.

All three men say the assaults took place in the 1990s in England. Police in the UK are now investigating six different accusations of assault by the actor.

Concurrently, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is looking into a 1992 accusation of sexual assault against Spacey.

It was in late October of 2017 that the Academy Award winner’s career began to spin out from under him as Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp came forward during the surge of the #MeToo movement to accuse Spacey of making a sexual advance to him in the 1980s when Rapp was only 14-years-old.

Almost immediately, a list of other men came forward with their own reports of sexual impropriety.

The 58-year-old actor was released from his starring role on the hit Netflix series House of Cards after several members of the cast and crew raised their own accusations.

It’s been announced that the final season of House of Cards will focus on Robin Wright’s character of “Claire Underwood.” The series recently released this tease.

Additionally, Spacey was also edited out of the movie All the Money in the World shortly before it’s release and replaced with Christopher Plummer, who would go on to be nominated for Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Awards for his work in the film.

According to reports, Spacey’s agent and publicist have severed ties with the actor.

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News Round-Up: July 3, 2018

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Some news stories you might have missed:

• Chippendales’ Okewa (above) celebrates his 30th trip around the sun today. I’d say ‘woof’ but we can settle for a ‘meow’ given the pic 🙂

• A 19-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime after he allegedly beat up and trapped a 50-year-old gay man in a basement apartment.

• The vice mayor of a small California town is facing recall after penning an op-ed sarcastically calling for a ‘Straight Pride’ month.

• In an interview with Andrew Denton on the Australian talk show Interview, actor Guy Pearce was asked his thoughts on working with Kevin Spacey. The actor replied: “Yeah … yeah. Tough one to talk about at the moment. Amazing actor; incredible actor. Mmm. Slightly difficult time with Kevin. He’s a handsy guy.”

• After appearing in the 2003 film School of Rock with Jack Black, then-child actor Brian Falduto was severely bullied for playing a character perceived to be gay.

• The rising cost of PrEP is keeping it out of reach for many.

• Mexico’s newly-elected president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, name checked LGBTs in his victory speech.

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Podcast: Bermuda Repeals Marriage Equality; Out US Olympians Celebrate Opening Ceremonies; Sir Ian McKellen Remarks On Kevin Spacey’s Late-Life Coming Out

In this week’s podcast:

• Bermuda becomes the first country in the world to repeal marriage equality

• The 2018 Winter Olympics open as the U.S. celebrates our first two out male athletes to compete at a Winter Games

• Sir Ian McKellen finds Kevin Spacey late-life coming out “distasteful”

• Plus, out singers Matt Zarley & Jeb Havens cover Meghan Trainor’s “Dear Future Husband”

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Anthony Rapp’s First Interview Since Kevin Spacey Bombshell

Anthony Rapp

Out actor Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery) made his first TV interview appearance on The Talk this week since making his bombshell accusation that he was sexually assaulted by Kevin Spacey at the age of 14.

Addressing the controversy, Rapp said:

“I couldn’t really talk about this aspect of it in the story itself, because I could only tell my story, but I knew that there were more stories,” says Rapp about the impact of his story. “So I was just hopeful that coming forward, it would encourage other people to tell the truth.”

“I knew that it was a risky thing,” Rapp continues. “I knew that he was very popular, and certainly a respected actor, but at the same time, I knew that I was trying to protect people. And I was incredibly gratified by the enormous wave of support.”

Rapp also opened up on what it meant to him to be the first openly gay character in a Star Trek series and to share the first same-sex kiss in Trek history.

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Netflix Announces “House Of Cards” Will Resume Production Without Kevin Spacey

Netflix has announced that production on the 6th and final season of House of Cards will resume in early 2018, according to chief content officer Ted Sarandos.

Via Variety:

Production of “House of Cards” season 6 was suspended in October, following sexual assault allegations against star Kevin Spacey.

Season 6 of the political thriller will be eight episodes, starring Robin Wright, Sarandos said. The final season will not include Spacey, as previously announced.

“We were really excited we could get to an agreement… for the conclusion of the show,” said Sarandos, speaking Monday at UBS’s Global Media and Communications Conference in New York.

“House of Cards,” the first major original show for Netflix, is produced by Media Rights Capital (MRC) and is shot in Baltimore. Sarandos said he was gratified to have reached the deal for the team of 370 people who directly work on the show and for “the 2,000 people in Baltimore” who have jobs working on “HOC.”

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News Round-Up: November 20, 2017

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Some news items you might have missed:

• Alex Abramov (above) seems to be handling the cold weather in NYC quite well 🙂

• According to a professor at Cornell University, young men are becoming comfortable identifying as “mostly straight” (as opposed to bisexual) which might be linked to relaxed millennial attitudes toward sexuality.

• Out singer Colum Scott of Britain’s Got Talent fame has a new song – “You Are The Reason.” He says the song is a “thank you to those special people who make our lives better, simply because they’re in it.” Watch below.

• True Blood star Rutina Wesley has come out and announced her engagement.

• A Tennessee town has banned drag shows as being “sexually oriented business.”

• The mother of one of Kevin Spacey’s accusers says 8 more men have shared allegations with her.

• And, as today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, let’s take a listen to these trans young people about their feelings on how they are perceived and how they’d like to be seen:

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News Round-Up: November 9, 2017

Some news stories you might have missed:

• Yes, it’s calendar season! Whoo-hoo! Today’s charity calendar (above) is from former rugby champ and total LGBT ally Ben Cohen. Ben’s StandUp Foundation works to bring awareness to the long-term effects of bullying and strives to bring an end to bullying.

• Justice League star Ezra Miller was told by entertainment insiders he’d “made a mistake” by coming out. He’s not too worried 😉

• Embattled Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore told reporters yesterday that “Transgenders don’t have rights.”

• Folks are so over Kevin Spacey in the wake of the numerous sexual harassment allegations that Ridley Scott has recast Spacey’s supporting role in the upcoming All the Money in the World with Christopher Plummer. The entire movie was already filmed, edited and ready to be released in six weeks, but Sony is so freaked out they are going back into production to remove Spacey from the film.

• Gay adult film actor Ali Liam has been arrested for the stabbing death of his boyfriend.

• In case you missed it, check out Maroon 5 performing their latest single, “Like Lovers Do” from the new album Red Blue Pills on ELLEN this week. #ILovePopMusic

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News Round-Up: November 6, 2017

Some news items you might have missed:

• Stuart Reardon (above) contemplates a new week ahead. I contemplate his sexy everything.

• Copenhagen, Denmark, has been awarded hosting duties for the 2021 World Pride festivities. Held every two years, the international celebration was in Madrid, Spain, this year and will be held in New York City in 2019 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

• Twitter has been slammed for blocking search terms “bisexual,” “gay,” and “lesbian,” while Nazi hate speech is still allowed. Twitter claims the block was a technical error.

• Kevin Spacey has checked into luxe sex addiction rehab center, The Meadows – the same facility as Harvey Weinstein.

• Even though the Trump administration slashed the communications budget for Obamacare registration season, signups are hitting record levels compared to this time last year.

• Ariana and the Rose drops her latest single, “For Your Love.” Vogue calls her “a rising star with a strong aesthetic.” Billboard describes her music as “lyrically sincere, sonically enveloping synth-pop.” Listen below.

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Podcast: Kevin Spacey Had A Very Bad Week; Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Trans Military Ban

In this week’s podcast:

• Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey had a really, really bad week

• A federal judge has blocked Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members in the U.S. military

• Don’t miss the marriage equality documentary, “The Freedom To Marry,” now on Netflix

• The first openly gay winner of “The Voice Australia” released his latest single, a marriage equality anthem as the mail-in same-sex marriage survey comes to a close

All that and more on this episode of The Randy Report

 p.s. I want to thank all the folks who’ve hit “Play” on the podcast. I’m humbled by the support.

If you like the podcast, I’d appreciate it muchly if you would post a review on iTunes. Not for my ego, but it helps the podcast be found more easily on iTunes.

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Netflix Will Not Be Involved With Any Further ‘House of Cards’ That Includes Kevin Spacey

First came the allegations of sexual aggression by Kevin Spacey.

Then, Netflix announced that the sixth season of House of Cards would be the last, adding that the decision had been made months ago.

Then, Netflix abruptly stopped production on that sixth season of House of Cards.

Now, Netflix says the streaming network will not be associated with any House of Cards that includes Spacey.

Via Variety:

“Netflix will not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey,” a spokesman for Netflix said in a statement. “We will continue to work with MRC during this hiatus time to evaluate our path forward as it relates to the show.”

Production on the sixth season of “House of Cards” was suspended Tuesday following a Buzzfeed report that accused Spacey of assaulting actor Anthony Rapp in 1986 when the “Star Trek: Discovery” actor was 14 years old.

On Thursday, Spacey was dropped by CAA and his longtime publicist, Staci Wolfe. On Friday, Scotland Yard opened an investigation into the veteran actor in response to an allegation that he sexually assaulted a male thesp in London.

As Variety exclusively reported, Netflix is mulling a “House of Cards” spinoff in an attempt to save its flagship series.

Additionally, the Gore Vidal biopic planned by Netflix to star Spacey may very well be canned.

Related:

Kevin Spacey’s Agents & Publicist Jump Ship As More Sexual Assault Allegations Add Up

 Netflix Suspends Production On Final Season Of HOUSE OF CARDS

 Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made Sexual Advance Towards Me At Age 14