Guy Pearce was 'scared' of Kevin Spacey while filming 1997's 'L.A. Confidential'
Published Feb 18, 2025  â˘Â 2 minute read
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The Brutalist star Guy Pearce says he was âscaredâ of Kevin Spacey when they worked together on 1997âs L.A. Confidential.
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Pearce, 57, opened up about his experience working with Spacey on Saturdayâs episode of The Hollywood Reporterâs âAwards Chatterâ podcast, saying he was âtargetedâ by Spacey, 65, on set, but didnât fully realize the âimpactâ until additional allegations against Spacey were reported in 2017, when the #MeToo movement picked up momentum.
âI was scared of Kevin because heâs quite an aggressive man, and ⌠extremely charming and brilliant at what he does â and really impressive, etc. He holds a room remarkably,â Pearce said. âBut I was young and susceptible, and he targeted me, no question.â
Pearceâs then-wife, Kate Mestiz, was there while he was filming L.A. Confidential, and he recalled telling her that the âonly daysâ he felt safe on set were when co-star Simon Baker was there, because âhe was 10 times prettier than I amâ and Spacey turned his attentions to him.
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During the months of filming, Pearce said he dismissed the uncomfortable encounters, thinking, âno, thatâs nothing.â Then when âeverything came to lightâ in 2017, he âbroke down.â
â(I) heard these stories about Kevin sort of officially as new stories,â Pearce said. âI was in London working on something, and I heard this and I broke down and sobbed, and I couldnât stop.â
In 2017, actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey made sexual advances toward him when he was just 14 years old. Following the allegation, several other actors came forward with similar claims. As a result, Spacey was fired from his hit Netflix series House of Cards and ordered to pay $31 million to producers.
In 2022, Spacey was found not liable for battery in Rappâs case in New York, and in 2023 a U.K. court found him not guilty of sexual assault in a separate case.
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Although Pearce said he doesnât want to use the word âvictim,â the encounters had an âimpactâ on him.
I think it really dawned on me the impact that had occurred, and how Iâd sort of brushed it off, and how I shelved it or blocked it out or whatever. That was a really incredible wakeup call,â Pearce said. After 2017, Pearce said he had âa couple confrontationsâ with Spacey that turned âugly.â
Pearce previously hinted at his issues with Spacey during a 2018 interview Australian talk show host Andrew Denton, describing the older actor as âhandsy.â
âI just try to be more honest about it now, and call it for what it is,â Pearce said on the podcast.
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