Guy Pearce has claimed that scandal-scarred actor Kevin Spacey “targeted” him on the set of their 1997 crime film, “LA Confidential.”
The “Brutalist” actor, who has just received his first Oscar nomination for the project, recalled his interactions with Spacey, 65, and admitted he felt “scared and uncomfortable.”
“I probably was a victim to a degree; I was certainly not a victim by any means to the extent that other people have been to sexual predators,” Pearce said on the Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast.
Still, Pearce admits that he brushed off the “House of Cards” actor’s alleged actions for nearly half a year.
“Ah, that’s nothing. Ah, no, that’s nothing,” he said, recalling what he told himself at the time. “I did that for five months, and really I was sort of scared of Kevin because he’s quite an aggressive man.”
“He’s extremely charming and brilliant at what he does — really impressive. He holds a room remarkably. But I was young and susceptible, and he targeted me, no question,” Pearce added.
The “Memento” star, 57, starred opposite Spacey and Russell Crowe in the 1997 film, which was based on the novel by James Ellroy. Pearce was 29 at the time.
Elsewhere, Pearce — who previously called Spacey a “handsy guy” — recalled telling his then-wife, Kate Mestitz, that he only felt safe on set when fellow actor, Simon Baker, was around.
“The only days I feel safe are the days when [Simon Baker] is on set because I’m dumped like a hot potato, and [Kevin] focuses on [Simon] because he was ten times prettier than I am,” he said.
The Post has reached out to Spacey and Baker’s reps for comment.
Spacey was infamously banished from Hollywood in 2017 after allegations of sexual assault were leveled against him as the #MeToo movement started to take shape.
The “American Beauty” actor was accused of committing sex offenses against four men between 2004 and 2013 while he was serving as artistic director at London’s historic Old Vic Theatre.
He was charged with nine separate counts — including sexual assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. He denied all the allegations.
The two-time Oscar winner was deemed innocent in July 2023 and acquitted of all nine charges. He also won a sexual abuse case against alleged victim and fellow actor Anthony Rapp in 2022.
The “Usual Suspects” star also publicly came out as gay.
