Kevin Spacey: belief

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…The first part, you kind of implicitly admitted to doing something bad, which was later shown and proved completely to never have happened. It was a lie. No, I basically said that I didn’t remember what this person was, what Anthony Rapp was claiming from 31 years before. I had no memory of it, but if it had happened, if this embarrassing moment had happened, then I would owe him an apology. That was what I said, and then I said, “And while I’m at it, I think I’ll come out. ” And it was definitely not the greatest coming out party ever. I will admit that. Well, from the public perception, the first part of that. So first of all, the second part is a horrible way to come out. Yes, we all agree. And then the first part from the public viewpoint, they see guilt in that which also is tragic because at least that particular accusation, and it’s a very dramatic one, it’s a $40 million lawsuit, it’s a big deal, and an underage person, was shown to be false.…

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