Tag: #SexualAssault

Kevin Spacey in court (screen capture via GMA) Prosecutors in Massachusetts have dropped criminal charges against Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey just days after his accuser invoked his Fifth Amendment rights while on the witness stand. Spacey was facing charges of indecent assault and battery in connection to allegations stemming from an incident in 2016 where he was accused of ‘groping’ an 18-year-old male at a Nantucket bar, the Club Car Bar, where the then-18-year-old worked. According to the accuser, he was...

Kevin Spacey in ‘House of Cards’ (screen capture/YouTube) The young man who accused Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey of groping him at a Nantucket restaurant in 2016 has dropped his civil lawsuit Local ABC affiliate WCVB reports the court filing alleging sexual assault by Spacey has been dismissed “with prejudice,” which bars the plaintiff from filing another case on the same claim. From the court filing: “Plaintiff states that because no adverse party has served an answer or motion for summary judgment...

Ellen DeGeneres in new comedy special “Relatable” / Screenshot via YouTube @NetflixEllen DeGeneres has come forward to share more about her personal story with sexual assault. While talking to David Letterman on the second season of his Netflix Show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, the popular comedian and daytime talk show host talked about being assaulted by her stepfather. DeGeneres says her mother Betty married a “very bad man” who took advantage...

Photo by Kyle Johnson on Unsplash I don’t say this lightly or with exaggeration: Fitness saved me from rape. The incident happened, but the aftermath is always the most painful. And for members of the LGBT community, we are less likely to talk about being raped because there’s a stigma that we are always sexual and asking for it. But at the core, it’s not about sex. It’s about consent. The incident happened a week before my 30th birthday in 2015....