Harry Dreyfuss says that his famous father was in the room with them but it didn't stop the 'House of Cards' star from grabbing his private parts.
- Nov 6, 2017
AceShowbiz - Another man is added to the growing list of Kevin Spacey's alleged victims. Harry, the son of Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, opened up on his unpleasant encounter with the "House of Cards" actor. He was initially charmed by Spacey but later ultimately shocked when the actor groped him.
Harry told BuzzFeed News that the incident happened during Christmas Break in 2008 when he came to visit his father who starred in a Spacey-directed play "Complicit" at the Old Vic in London. Harry said that Spacey grabbed his private parts when he dropped by Spacey's apartment with his father. He was 18 back then.
He recalled, "My dad sat in a big chair on the side of the room, while Kevin and I sat on his couch. Kevin was sitting extremely close to me, but I didn't blink because Kevin handed me the script and told me to read with my dad (playing the part of his wife). The only thing going through my mind at the time was how amazing it was that I was getting to act in front of one of my idols."
"After a few minutes, he put his hand on my thigh. Finally (finally, finally) I became suspicious. It took that long because it just never occurred to me that Kevin would be interested in me in the first place. He was an adult man, a hero of mine, my dad's boss, none of which were categories on my radar for sexual interactions. Besides, I thought, Surely he can't be coming on to me like this right in front of my dad. But his hand stayed there."
Harry Dreyfuss moved away twice, but Spacey followed him. In his second attempt to discourage the actor, he added "layer of protection." He said, "I firmly placed my own hands upon my thighs, palms down, claiming that territory for myself." However, Spacey was undeterred. "He'd snuck in," Harry claimed.
"With considerable effort, [he] slid his hand between my right hand and my right leg," he remembered. "At this point I didn't think there was anything I could do short of alerting my dad to what was happening. But I didn't want to start a feud between them. I didn't want the play to be threatened. This job really mattered to my dad, and Kevin was his boss. And besides, I thought, 'He isn't really doing anything wrong...' "
"And then he did. Over the course of about 20 seconds, centimeter by centimeter, Kevin crawled his hand from my thigh over toward my crotch. My mind went blank. Suddenly, he had completed his journey and now he had all of me in his hand. I stopped reading the script and my eyes went wide. I lifted up my head and faced him. Looking into his eyes, I gave the most meager shake of my head that I could manage."
"I was trying to warn him without alerting my dad, who still had his eyes glued to the page. I thought I was protecting everyone. I was protecting my dad's career. I was protecting Kevin, who my dad surely would have tried to punch. I was protecting myself, because I thought one day I'd want to work with this man. Kevin had no reaction and kept his hand there. My eyes went back to the script and I kept reading."
On Twitter, Harry wrote, "Thanks to anyone who's ever spoken out. I add my story in the hope predators learn there will always be consequences." His father Richard responded, "I love my son @harrydreyfuss more than I could explain with all the words in the world. And I am so incredibly proud of him right now."
