Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault: Actor Accuses Him Of Delaying ‘The Usual Suspects’

The sexual assault allegations against “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey are far from over. This time around, his co-star from the 1995 thriller “The Usual Suspects” has come forward and accused him of delaying the film because of his inappropriate behavior on set.

Gabriel Byrne said that filming for “The Usual Suspects” stopped for a while, but they had no clue what caused the delay. He told The Times that the people on set knew about Spacey’s tendency to indulge in inappropriate behavior, but they had no idea just how bad it was.

“I did not know honestly then the extent of his violence,” said Byrne. “I mean, he was kind of a joke in that people would say, ‘That’s Kevin,’ but nobody really understood the depth of his predations. It was only years later that we began to understand that [filming] was closed down for a particular reason and that was because of inappropriate sexual behavior by Spacey.”

He then compared Spacey to Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was also swamped with sexual harassment and rape accusations. Byrne said the two of them shared “that element of absolute abuse of power.”

“The Usual Suspects” was even tackled in the December 3 episode of “Family Guy” called “Crimes and Meg’s Demeanor,” according to Indie Wire. The cartoon’s creator, Seth MacFarlane, and his writing team took a jab at Spacey’s gay revelation in light of the sexual harassment allegations made against him.

Peter, Lois and Meg were all watching the end of “The Usual Suspects,” and the big twist of the movie was that Spacey’s character was actually Keyser Söze the whole time. But instead of being shocked by the revelation, Peter was more concerned about Spacey’s personal drama. “Wait, he was gay the whole time?” he said.

It was “Star Trek” star Anthony Rapp who first accused Spacey of sexual misconduct dating back to 1986. Rapp, who was 14 then while Spacey was 26, claimed that Spacey harassed him at a party when he was carried “up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold.”

After the accusation, Spacey offered an apology and came out as a gay man. “I have loved and had romantic relationships with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man. I want to deal with this honestly and openly and that starts with examining my own behavior,” he said in a statement.