On Sunday, actor Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of making unwanted sexual advances toward him when he was 14 and Spacey was 26. In a statement posted to social media, Spacey said he doesn’t remember the encounter; he also came out as gay.
As Twitchy reported Monday, ABC News was hammered for its headline more concerned with Spacey’s “emotional tweet” than with allegations of sexual harassment of a minor.
Wait. This is how @abcnews frames the Kevin Spacey issue? What??? Cc @yashar pic.twitter.com/6jsRquNHEg
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) October 30, 2017
It took The New York Times a day longer to come up with a take nearly as hot:
While coming out is often met with support, the response was far different for Kevin Spacey https://t.co/utNeHYuyBc
— NYT Theater (@nytimestheater) October 30, 2017
That’s a head-scratcher.
is it because…of the other thing… https://t.co/ahA0XcELTW
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) October 31, 2017
Probably had something to do with allegedly sexually assaulting a minor but what do I know https://t.co/gNEGac7XYu
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) October 31, 2017
Well, no fucking shit, Sherlock. https://t.co/v73pI0w9Ui
— Yuletide Harkrider (@MHark) October 31, 2017
What the actual fuck? https://t.co/zlKHl8ljPH
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) October 31, 2017
This is a bad headline. https://t.co/lBRVPFA5Is
— Asia ? (@AsiaChloeBrown) October 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/jassyonyae/status/925465102861533185
Oh FFS, way to (deliberately) miss the point, guys https://t.co/6NKVowbKzF
— Mitch Benn???? (@MitchBenn) October 31, 2017
this is… incredibly irresponsible framing https://t.co/AtE6LbXVMQ
— Jacob Gardenswartz (@gardenswartzj) October 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/925440039156318208
Maybe because it was accompanied with sexual assault allegations. Just a wild guess. https://t.co/trzMxGwDtF
— Mike Palmer (@Mike_Palmer_Law) October 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/cristina_41_/status/925403947346616320
Gee, how on Earth did Harvey Weinstein get away with it for so long? https://t.co/Y7u9XEzSb6
— DAMMIT WALTER (@Bravo24Actual) October 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/925444157652443136
https://twitter.com/rubberbanddoll/status/925470859191611392
While NYT articles are often met with support, the response to this exhausting headline will be foreheads striking keyboards https://t.co/bX83WL4dd6
— Chris Ashworth-Bennion (@ChrisBennion_) October 31, 2017
"While becoming extremely rich is often met with support, the response was far different for Erik and Lyle Menendez" https://t.co/Oi6JovQet4
— John B (@johnb78) October 31, 2017
“While going broke is often met with support, the response was far different for Bernie Madoff” https://t.co/pFFYyZpQsJ
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) October 31, 2017
"While being a foodie is often considered a sign of sophistication, the response was different for Hannibal Lecter"https://t.co/RZfzqUDShC
— mr cakes (@nomchompsky) October 31, 2017
I got my kitchen renovated
Wonderful
I also killed a man in Reno
Tell me more about your kitchen https://t.co/4yPJsFXrew
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) October 31, 2017
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REALLY!? ABC News gets hammered for this framing of Kevin Spacey's statement https://t.co/u5iLOD9DM6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 30, 2017