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Kevin Spacey breaks down in tears during testimony about how he came out as gay

Kevin Spacey sobbed on the stand Monday as he testified about his remorse for coming out as gay in a statement denying a sexual abuse allegation against him. 

Spacey is currently facing trial in New York federal court over "Rent" actor Anthony Rapp's allegation that Spacey assaulted him at a party in

Rapp first told the story to BuzzFeed News, which published a story in detailing Rapp's allegation that Spacey lifted him onto a bed and got on top of him at a party at Spacey's residence when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was  

In a statement after the article was published, Spacey said he did not recollect the encounter but acknowledged that he was gay. 

"I include loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life and elect now to exist as a lgbtq+ man," he wrote at the time. 

Prior to the BuzzFeed article, Spacey had never publicly confirmed that he was gay. 

He said he had been "pushed heavily" by leaders in the lgbtq+ community to enter out for years and had been planning to execute s

Kevin Spacey Provokes Furious Backlash By Coming Out as Gay in Sexual Assault Apology Statement

Kevin Spacey&#;s society was turned upside down Sunday after Star Trek: Discovery&#;s Anthony Rapp accused the double Oscar winner of making a sexual advance on him when he was 14, as reported by Buzzfeed News.

Spacey, 58, responded to the allegation in a statement on his personal Twitter account. In the statement, Spacey apologized to Rapp and wrote that he had no recollection of the incident, but described it as &#;what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior.&#;

Spacey used the rest of the statement to come out as gay, writing that he&#;s had romantic relationships with both men and women, and that he&#;s now choosing &#;to dwell as a gay man.&#; 

Twitter reacted with fury at the notion that Spacey would try to deflect an allegation of sexual misconduct with news about his sexuality. 

Kevin Spacey has just invented something that has never existed before: a bad time to come out.

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) October 30,

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Kevin Spacey Defends Coming Out as Male lover After Being Accused of Sexual Misconduct: ‘I Was Under a Lot of Pressure’

Kevin Spacey has addressed his controversial statement in which he came out as male lover in response to Anthony Rapp&#;s accusation of sexual misconduct.

“Members of the LGBTQ+ community were upset because I came out while I was responding to an accusation and now I understand why it was read that way,” Spacey told a court in London, U.K. “It wasn’t how I intended it.” The thespian is giving evidence in the third week of his trial at Southwark Crown Court. He has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of sexual assault against four diverse men.

In , Rapp was the first man to come forward publicly with his allegation of sexual misconduct, telling Buzzfeed the &#;House of Cards&#; actor had made sexual advances towards Rapp at a party when Rapp was 14 years old.

Spacey arrange out the circumstances surrounding the statement, which was widely condemned by peers at the time including Billy Eichner, Zachary Quinto and Rose McGowan. GLAAD als

Kevin Spacey apologizes, comes out as gay after allegation of sexual advance on year-old

&#; -- Performer Kevin Spacey said that he has "loved and had amorous encounters with men" and that he chooses "now to reside as a gay man," after being accused of a sexual advance on a year-old.

Spacey's remarks came in a tweet posted on Sunday night after "Star Trek: Discovery” star Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey climbed on top of him in bed when he was just 14 years old.

"I have a lot of respect and admiration for Anthony Rapp as an player. I'm beyond horrified to perceive this story," Spacey said. "I honestly do not remember the encounter But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would hold been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior."

Spacey went on to say that the situation "encouraged me to address other things about my life."

"As those closest to me know," Spacey continued in his tweet. "I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romanti