Kevin Spacey's Childhood Was Traumatic Details Explained

Publish date: 2024-05-15

According to Kevin Spacey, He Was Raised via a Relentlessly Abusive Neo-Nazi Father

Kevin Spacey's father it appears spent dinners making anti-semitic comments which terrified his kids.

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May Nine 2024, Published 1:32 p.m. ET

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Kevin Spacey

As of the time of this writing, Kevin Spacey's X (formerly Twitter) timeline is mostly constituted of the actor retweeting improve for the disgraced actor. He is particularly fond of any language relating to what happened to him as a "witch hunt." The first allegations of abuse had been lodged against him in October 2017 via actor Anthony Rapp who alleged Space y "made inappropriate sexual advances on him when he was 14 years-old," according to PEOPLE.

Immediately following that accusation, Spacey apologized in a tweet and mentioned he had no recollection of that stumble upon. He then printed for the first time publicly that he was gay. This angered many of us out and in of the LGBTQ community who felt that Spacey was perpetuating an previous stereotype about gay men being predators. In an effort to further give an explanation for his behavior, Spacey's brother began speaking about their childhood, and in particular, their abusive father. Here's what we know.

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(L-R): Kevin Spacey; Randy Fowler (Spacey's brother)

Kevin Spacey's brother spoke about their abusive childhood in 2004.

In 2004, Spacey's brother Randy Fowler spoke with the Mail on Sunday (by means of The Sun) about what existence was like rising up in their house. Fowler stated their father was a member of the American Nazi Party who would frequently trim his mustache to check that of Adolf Hitler's. He also alleged that their father steadily "raped and beat him," which brought about Fowler to nickname their father The Creature.

"I grew up in a living hell. There was so much darkness in our home it was beyond belief. It was absolutely miserable," Fowler informed the Mail on Sunday. He claimed that Spacey "tried to avoid what was going by wrapping himself in an emotional bubble. He became very sly and smart." The family moved steadily which made making buddies tough. It did not lend a hand that Fowler mentioned their father would rant and rave about how the "Holocaust was a lie and that Jews ran banks and Hollywood," all the way through circle of relatives dinners.

After this article came out, a spokesperson for Spacey denied having any wisdom in their father's abuse. "Kevin's brother's claim against his father is a very serious one and has been a difficult personal family matter," stated the observation. "The family all feel deeply for his situation. Kevin has not experienced any of the distress that his brother describes as he has never been a victim of abuse and can only sympathize with him." Nearly 20 years later, Spacey was making a song a distinct track.

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Kevin Spacey in 2004

Kevin Spacey described his childhood as terrifying and humiliating.

The Daily Mail reported that throughout Spacey's 2022 civil lawsuit brought in opposition to him by means of Rapp, the House of Cards actor "broke down in sobs as has revealed his father was a white supremacist and neo-Nazi who would scream at him when he thought he was gay." This is of course extra aligned with what his brother stated again in 2004.

While at the stand, Spacey showed that he was on the receiving finish of similar remedy from their father Thomas Fowler. He claimed that their dad "would call him a 'f----t' while lecturing him for 'hours and hours' about his racist and homophobic beliefs." Spacey stated he was too anxious to bring pals home because he by no means knew what his father would possibly say. After Spacey began dabbling in theater, he mentioned his father would spend nights yelling at him over the mere idea that his son may well be gay.

Report online or in-person sexual abuse of a child or teen by calling the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453 or visiting childhelp.org. Learn more concerning the warning signs of child abuse at RAINN.org.

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