Sometimes life imitates art.  Take Ali Abbasi, director of the film The Apprentice about Donald Trump.  He was recently accused of groping someone.  Let’s take that in – the director of a biopic chastising a guy who talked about grabbing women by the pussy, groped someone?  Ali went on Twitter/X/Whatever and said, “I want to address the recent articles about me directly and openly.  I fully understand that my action made someone uncomfortable, regardless of my intent, and for that, I am sorry.”  But wait…there’s more.  “I had spent time with the person concerned on multiple occasions and had reason to think we had a friendly relationship.  When I saw him at the Golden Globes party, I was excited to reconnect.  I made an overly-familiar gesture – a slap on the rear – which I intended as playful and not in any sexual way whatsoever.  I quickly realized I had misjudged the situation.  I apologized to him on the spot, and the following day I made sure my apology was reiterated through my representatives.”  All I got out of that was the “victim” was a “he”!  Please, God, let it have been Sebastian Stan!

Like the annual appearance of the groundhog popping up out of his hole, so goes Kevin Spacey…doing whatever it is he does with holes.  Guy Pearce was on the Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast and revealed that when he filmed LA Confidential, Kevin Spacey “targeted me, no question”.  He told his then-wife about the “attention”, adding that the only days he felt safe on the set was when Simon Baker was there – because Spacey focused on Simon instead.  One can say many things about Spacey, but one can’t fault him for his taste.  Pearce says the memories came flooding back during the #MeToo movement.  “I was in London working on something and I hear about it and I broke down and sobbed, and I couldn’t stop.  I think it really dawned on me the impact that had occurred and how I sort of brushed it off and how I had either shelved it or blocked it out or whatever.”

Spacey came out swinging.  “We worked together a long time ago.  If I did something then that upset you, you could have reached out to me.  We could have had that conversation, but instead, you’ve decided to speak to the press, who are now, of course, coming after me, because they would like to know what my response is to the things you said.  You really want to know what my response is?  Grow up.”  He added that a year after they made that film, Guy flew to Georgia “just to spend time with me” while Spacey was filming Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”  “I mean, did you tell the press that too, or does that not fit into the victim narrative you have going?  So, anyway, I apologize that I didn’t get the message that you don’t like spending time with me.  Maybe there was another reason, I don’t know.  But that doesn’t make any sense that you just would have been leading me on, right?”  Hmmm.  Then he wraps it up: “You want to have a conversation?  I’m happy to do so, anytime, any place.  We can even do it here, live on X, if you like.  I’ve got nothing to hide.  But Guy – you need to grow up.  You are not a victim.”