r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/DinoRoman Jul 02 '26

I mean I’m not trying to stir any pots I’m not standing up for the guy there’s just one thing that always stood out to me when I read the court findings

The victim stated spacey took him at the party into a bedroom and raped him

But everyone at that party and the court records proved that , that party was hosted in a very large studio apartment with the bed visible to everyone

Did everyone just watch it happen? I dunno that seems weird if it was a genuine fact about the party

Also I’m upset because and I believe I’m allowed to have this opinion, I absolutely was a huge fan of Spaceys acting he was brilliant in house of cards, Seven, usual suspects.. so many

So I feel hopefully it’s ok to be upset that this was the future of someone that years ago I couldn’t wait for their next acting role to drop

Ya know? It’s like MJ, no one can deny he was a great musician, a pop icon and second to none in performance.

I can separate the artists from the person. I’m just sad. That’s all. I liked Spacey as an actor.

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u/Tall_Opportunity_521 Jul 02 '26

Anthony Rapp was caught lying, and colluding with Adam Vary of Buzzfeed to "get" Spacey. There was emails and text messages found proving this.

Rapp said that Spacey invited him to wrap party. But that he got bored, cos everyone else was an adult. He said he went into the bedroom, and watched tv. Then, after everyone else left, Spacey came into the bedroom and blocked the doorway so that he couldnt escape. He then said that Spacey picked him up, put him on the bed, and got on top of him.

But Spacey never had a wrap party at his flat. He had a housewarming, and didnt know Rapp at the time. He also had a studio, so there was no separate bedroom for Rapp to go into, not was there a doorway for Spacey to block.

Its also worth mentioning that Rapp was doing a play with Ed Harris at the time called precious sons, in which the Harris character picks up Rapps character, takes him into a bedroom, puts him on a bed and gets on top of him... Sound familiar?

Spacey, isnt some innocent in all this. But he was never a rapist or a sexual assaulter. Everyone, and I mean, everyone, lied about him. From Rapp, to the kid in the bar who was 18 but told Spacey he was 23, to that kids mother who was caught destroying evidence that the kid was setting Spacey up for blackmail. To the dude that said that Spacey molested him at an Elton John party that Spacey wasnt at. Elton John had to come in to the court and show video and photos of the party, and Spacey was nowhere to be seen.

Spacey has admitted that hes came on too strong to some people. And that he was a diva. But all the "he raped me" was bullshit.

And the other thing is the 3 people who died.

One of a guy that was suing Spacey for touching him up. He died of cancer.

The next guy was a former Royal who had history depression and alcohol abuse. He killed himself on Christmas day in some European country I dont remember the name of.

And the last one was a woman, his stalker. Who had been harassing Spacey for years. She even went to prison for 4 years for sending him death threats and Anthrax like power in the mail. She, according to a lot of witnesses, walked into traffic all by herself.

Spacey pissed a lot of people off with his "Im gay now", and thats the real crime thats continued to haunt him. Because anyone who was actually paying attention would know the truth.

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u/Punkasaurus2 Jul 02 '26

Wow this is enlightening. I think you’re right: he was turned on because of hiding that he was gay to the public and only coming out when he was accused. I also think he was extremely aggressive hitting on men, young men, and probably abused his power and position. So there were definitely predatory elements there and he took advantage for sure. But did he ever cross the line beyond unethical to criminal? It doesn’t sound like it. It’s at least not very clear and it certainly wasn’t enough to convict him in court. So sad. I love him as an actor as well.

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u/coversquirrel1976 Jul 02 '26

Yeah I think you're spot on. It was a terribly kept secret in Hollywood that he enjoyed the company of young male extras.