‘You’re not a victim’: Kevin Spacey claps back at Guy Pearce over targeting accusations

Actor Kevin Spacey has hit back at his former co-star Guy Pearce for saying Spacey “targeted” him while on the set of the 1997 crime-thriller L.A. Confidential.

On Monday, Pearce, who is currently in the running for an Academy Award for his role in The Brutalist, told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that he is trying to be more upfront about his experience working with Spacey, and claimed he “probably was a victim to a degree”.

“I was sort of scared of Kevin because he’s quite an aggressive man,” Pearce said. “He’s extremely charming and brilliant at what he does … But I was young and susceptible, and he targeted me, no question.”

He added that the only time he felt safe while on the set of L.A. Confidential was when Spacey allegedly turned his attention to fellow actor Simon Baker.

However, Spacey vehemently rejected Pearce’s accusations, telling him to “grow up” in a video on X on Wednesday.

“Guy, you need to grow up. You are not a victim,” the former House of Cards actor said. “We worked together a long time ago. If I did something then to upset you, you could have reached out to me … Here you are now, on a mission some 28 years later after I’ve been through hell and back to do what – just in time to stop the bad guy? What took you so long?”

He also referred to a time when Pearce allegedly visited him in Georgia while he was shooting another film shortly after L.A. Confidential.

“Does that not fit into the victim narrative?” Spacey said.