And now George Takei is the latest anti-Trump celebrity to face accusations of sexual misconduct:
https://twitter.com/THRMattBelloni/status/929169794917474305
From the Hollywood Reporter:
A former model and actor is accusing Star Trek icon George Takei of sexual assault in 1981. The accuser, Scott R. Brunton, who was 23 at the time of the alleged incident, claims that Takei took advantage of him when he was most vulnerable.
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The two men went back to the actor’s condo for a drink the same night. “We have the drink and he asks if I would like another,” Brunton recalls. “And I said sure. So, I have the second one, and then all of a sudden, I begin feeling very disoriented and dizzy, and I thought I was going to pass out. I said I need to sit down and he said sit over here and he had the giant yellow beanbag chair. So I sat down in that and leaned my head back and I must have passed out.”
“The next thing I remember I was coming to and he had my pants down around my ankles and he was groping my crotch and trying to get my underwear off and feeling me up at the same time, trying to get his hands down my underwear,” Brunton says. “I came to and said, ‘What are you doing?!’ I said, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ He goes, ‘You need to relax. I am just trying to make you comfortable. Get comfortable.’ And I said, ‘No. I don’t want to do this.’ And I pushed him off and he said, ‘OK, fine.’ And I said I am going to go and he said, ‘If you feel you must. You’re in no condition to drive.’ I said, ‘I don’t care I want to go.’ So I managed to get my pants up and compose myself and I was just shocked. I walked out and went to my car until I felt well enough to drive home, and that was that.”
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Come on, George. Do one of your United Federation of Planets tweets on how sexual assault is treated in the future:
Under the auspices of the United Federation of Planets, we not only have universal health care, we have free, universal education, housing, and food, as well as strict control of dangerous phasers. Political parties voluntarily disbanded long ago after all humans became educated.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 8, 2017
We’re waiting:
What do you think the Federation of Planets says about Roofies?https://t.co/O1lGJvgtRY
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 11, 2017
All of Hollywood is going down and it’s glorious.
Update. This tweet might come back to bite Takei:
If you ever wonder why sexual assault victims don't come forward, just look what's happening now to those who do.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 14, 2016
Update 2. Confirmation:
A man says George Takei groped him while he was passed out in 1981.
Five of his friends independently told BuzzFeed News that they have heard him tell the story at various times over the years. https://t.co/X2qhwPqIpY
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 11, 2017
And:
He said he likely would have never come forward publicly had it not been for Takei’s response to allegations against Kevin Spaceyhttps://t.co/X2qhwPqIpY pic.twitter.com/RmKiBRAweP
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 11, 2017
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Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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