Ian McKellen Blames Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer’s Abuse Accusations on Them Being ‘in the Closet’

When asked about the state of the #MeToo movement, Ian McKellen said he thought the sexual misconduct that Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer are accused of stemmed from them being “in the closet.”

“Most of them were in the closet. Hence, all their problems as people and their relationship with other people,” the British actor, who publicly came out in 1988, said on the QueerAF podcast. “If they had been able to be open about themselves and their desires, they wouldn’t have started abusing people in the way they’ve been accused.”

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