My first reaction to the Guy Pearce-Kevin Spacey thing was that I needed to listen again to Scott Feinberg‘s whole discussion with Pearce, but then again it’s all been transcribed.

Did the stuff about “handsy” Spacey come up in the wake of Scott and Guy discussing his Brutalist industrialist having sexually assaulted Adrien Brody?

Did one form of sexual aggression (dramatically performed) lead to another (actual real-deal), or am I misunderstanding?

We’ve all heard about Spacey’s fabled sexual aggression. But Pearce has weeped over…what, his recalling that Spacey wanted to sexually possess or dominate him during the L.A. Confidential shoot without having actually done so? Did “handsy” Spacey pat Pearce on the ass or something? Did Pearce feel menaced on some level? What actually happened?

Spacey responded earlier today:

@tmz #KevinSpacey is vehemently denying #GuyPearce's ♬ original sound – TMZ

Spacey: “We worked together a long time ago. If I did something then that upset you, you could have reached out to me. We could have had that conversation, but instead, you’ve decided to speak to the press, who are now, of course, coming after me, because they would like to know what my response is to the things that you said.

“You really want to know what my response is? Grow up.”

“I mean, did you tell the press that [you camet to visit me on the set of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil too, or does that not fit into the victim narrative you have going?

“I apologize that I didn’t get the message that you don’t like spending time with me. Maybe there was another reason, I don’t know, but that doesn’t make any sense. That you would have just been leading me on, right? But here you are now on a mission, some 28 years later, after I’ve been through hell and back.”