Kevin Spacey has dismissed Guy Pearce’s claims of being “targeted” by the actor on the set of 'LA Confidential', urging his former co-star to “grow up”. In a heated response to recent interview with the 'Hollywood Reporter', has fired back at the Australian actor’s claims that he was “targeted” during the filming of . Pearce, who recently opened up about his past experiences with Spacey, calling him “a handsy guy” in 2018, said the actor made him feel “scared”.
Spacey, however, took to social media to tell Pearce to “grow up” and insisted he had nothing to hide. In the interview, Pearce recalled feeling uneasy around Spacey during their time working together on the 1997 film, revealing that he would only feel at ease when co-star Simon Baker was on set. He described Spacey as an “extremely charming” and “aggressive” man who made him feel targeted.
“He targeted me, no question,” he said. Pearce explained that it wasn’t until the emerged that he began to fully process the situation and reflect on how he had brushed off the uncomfortable encounters at the time. At the time, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making sexual advances towards him at a New York party in 1986, when Rapp was just 14 years old.
“I think it really dawned on me the impact that had occurred and how I sort of brushed it off and how I had either shelved it or blocked it out,” Pearce said, adding that he had been “susceptible” due to his youth. Spacey, who h.
