Although it happened over 30 years ago, has Kevin Spacey’s
alleged sexual misconduct with an underage cast of Star Trek shaken every
seasoned Trekkie and Trekker?
By: Ringo Bones
Although many have angered in the recent Kevin Spacey
apologizing for a sexual misconduct with Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony
Rapp that happened back in 1986, the revelation have indeed shaken the largely
complacent Hollywood entertainment industry. Many have asked whether to
continue to patronize the collective thespian works of Kevin Spacey for
artistic reasons or to boycott it as a matter of principle; Though many will
chose to sympathize with Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp given that
back in 1986, Rapp was only 14 and Spacey was 26.
During his entire acting career, Spacey was very private
about his sex life, sadly, when he chose to come out in 2017 – it resulted in
the tumbling out of skeletons out of his closet so to speak. Despite of the
sordid state of affairs uncovered in Spacey’s revelations, some good did manage
to come out of it. It managed to empower anyone to speak out about
inappropriate sexual advances committed by those in authority – and it probably
nudged a number of Trekkies and Trekkers to watch again Star Trek IV: The
Voyage Home whether to check if Anthony Rapp was part of the cast; Though I did
found out that Go Go’s guitarist Jane Wiedlin was part of the cast as an alien
communications officer.
