Kevin Spacey under fire for coming out as gay in response to Star Trek: Discovery's Anthony Rapp accusing him of attempted child molestation

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The House of Cards star quickly apologized via Twitter after Rapp, now 46, recalled in a Buzzfeed article how a then-26-year-old Spacey used his body to attempt “to get with me sexually” when Rapp was a 14-year-old actor on Broadway. Spacey is being slammed on social media because in addition to apologizing for the incident, which he says he doesn’t remember, he announced that he is, in fact, gay, as has long been rumored. The problem is Spacey's “‘coming out’ grossly conflates pedophilia and homosexuality,” explains Ira Madison III. “Spacey choosing now to come out, in order to spin Rapp’s sexual assault allegation, is underhanded behavior worthy of his character Frank Underwood on House of Cards,” says Madison, adding: “This is a calculated move from Spacey and a PR team that has handled rumors surrounding his sexuality for years.” ALSO: ABC News changes its “Emotional” coming out Spacey headline after backlash.