Actress Rose McGowan castigated actor Kevin Spacey for issuing a combined apology and coming-out statement after fellow actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of making sexual advances toward him as a 14-year-old.
McGowan, a recent outspoken activist following her own experience and allegations against Harvey Weinstein, posted a tweet about Spacey on Monday, telling him it was his "turn to cry." Some also saw Spacey’s statement as an attempt to deflect attention from the sexual misconduct allegations against him, Page Six reported.
Rapp alleged the encounter occurred at a party at Spacey's apartment in 1986, and told Buzzfeed that women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry compelled him to come forward about his experience. In response to the report, Spacey tweeted his two paragraph statement with the first paragraph focused on apologizing for the "inappropriate drunken behavior" towards Rapp that he said he does not remember. In the second paragraph, Spacey addressed his sexuality, saying he has "had relationships with both men and women," and has made the decision now to "live as a gay man."
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017
"Bye bye, Spacey goodbye," McGowan tweeted during the early hours of Monday morning in response to the allegations. "it’s your turn to cry, that’s why we’ve gotta say goodbye. #ROSEARMY."
Bye bye, Spacey goodbye, it’s your turn to cry, that’s why we’ve gotta say goodbye. #ROSEARMY
— Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) October 30, 2017
McGowan also sent short follow-up tweets that seemed to attack Spacey's decision to come out as gay in conjunction with his apology statement, which had also been posted to Twitter very early Monday morning.
"Gay= Gay, Predator = Predator," McGowan tweeted.
Gay = Gay Predator = Predator
— Rose McGowan (@rosemcgowan) October 30, 2017
The actress turned activist accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 1997, but remained silent as part of a nondisclosure agreement that was part of a settlement with the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Following the New York Times and New Yorker pieces that revealed widespread allegations of sexual misconduct against Weinstein, McGowan has been a voice in the effort to chance the historical silence surrounding sexual abuse in Hollywood.