Guy Pearce has recently said that Kevin Spacey “targeted” him on the set of the 1997 film L.A. Confidential and that he felt scared and uncomfortable around him, describing Spacey as aggressive, charming, and very powerful in a room.

Quick Scoop: What Guy Pearce Said

  • Pearce said he was “young and susceptible” at the time and believes Spacey “targeted” him “no question.”
  • He described Spacey as “an aggressive man,” but also “extremely charming and brilliant at what he does” who could “hold a room remarkably.”
  • Pearce recalled repeatedly brushing off Spacey’s alleged advances during the shoot, telling himself, “Ah, that’s nothing,” for months, even though he felt scared and uncomfortable.
  • He later said that when he saw the wave of allegations against Spacey around 2017, he broke down and sobbed, realizing how much the experience had affected him and how he had “shelved it or blocked it out.”
  • Pearce has clarified that he does not say he was sexually assaulted or molested by Spacey, but that he was “made to feel uncomfortable” and that he handled the situation at the time, which is partly why he now regrets making it public.

How Spacey Responded

  • Kevin Spacey responded with a video on X aimed directly at Pearce, telling him to “grow up” and saying, “You are not a victim,” pushing back hard on Pearce’s description that he was “targeted.”
  • In the same response, Spacey suggested that if he had done something that upset Pearce back then, Pearce could have reached out privately rather than speaking about it in the media.

Overall, the current headline angle is that Guy Pearce says Kevin Spacey “targeted” him on L.A. Confidential and made him feel scared and uncomfortable, while Spacey has fired back publicly, telling him to “grow up” and insisting Pearce is “not a victim.”

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