Kevin Spacey addresses gay rumors.. Well yes he did in his own way. The Oscar winner sat down with The Daily Beast’s kevin Sessums.
The Daily Beast: May I talk to you man-to-man? We can go off the record for this if you want.
Kevin Spacey: You’re conducting this interview so you can stay on the record if you wish. I don’t mind.
The Daily Beast: OK, but at any point you want to go off-the-record let me know. Casino Jack has a tribal motif running through it. There is Abramoff’s taking advantage of the Native-American tribes and playing them off each other. There is the tribe of lobbyists in D.C., which is itself a tribal town. And there is his deep identification as a Jew that almost takes on tribal aspects in its religiosity. As I sat in the screening watching all these tribal narrative streams blend together I began to feel compelled to put this to you. We gay men have always proudly claimed you as a member of our tribe, and yet you don’t proudly claim us back. Why?
Spacey: Look, I might have lived in England for the last several years but I’m still an American citizen and I have not given up my right to privacy.
The Daily Beast: But that’s where we differ. I don’t think being gay is a private matter. Heterosexuals don’t consider their heterosexuality itself a private matter. I’m not asking you what goes on behind a locked door anymore than I would ask a heterosexual. I’m not asking if you’re a top or bottom. That’s none of my business.
Spacey: Let’s enlarge the subject even more. I think what we have seen in terms of gay teenagers committing suicide because of bullying is anguishing. I think young people, if they are feeling like they are confused, need to know that there are people to talk to and that there are places they can go and not feel alone. But I feel that they have just as many rights as I do to not be bullied. And I don’t understand people who say, “Well, this is a terrible thing that is happening to this young person whose life is being exposed,” and then turn around and do it to another person. People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone’s reasons in the same box. It’s just a line I’ve never crossed and never will.
Ok, that’s that. Kevin has never came out as being homosexual, athough many have speculated him being gay. Whether he is or he’s not if he doesn’t want to disclose, hey I respect his feelings.
What do you think?
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The truth is that reporters who ask Spacey about his sexual orientation are not interested in his private life but the life of his privates.He has no legal or ethical necessity to discuss this aspect of his life with anyone. The more a celebrity flaunts his/her sexual escapades publically,the less I respect them or want to watch on screen.
He is a great actor and he truly owes his audiences the best performances he can give. He does not want to be thought of as a celebrity and that makes respect him all the more. YEAH Kevin-
I respect and want to watch celebrities who honestly divulge their sexual orientation and sexual identity. I do not respect celebrities who lead fans stray with implications that misrepresent who they are. Kevin is a great actor, performs beautifully, and owes his fans the truth as to who he is. It’s because he IS a celebrity. YEAH, Kevin!