The Star Trek actor and gay rights activist George Takei responded on Saturday to an accusation that he sexually assaulted a young actor nearly 40 years ago. The Reporter said “four longtime friends of Brunton” had said he confided to them about the alleged incident “years ago”. After the actor and writer Harry Dreyfuss alleged to BuzzFeed that Spacey groped him when he was 18, his father, the film star Richard Dreyfuss, tweeted in support of his son. Takei’s accuser said the actor befriended him when he was working as a waiter and beginning a career as an actor and model. Takei, 80, was an original Star Trek cast member, playing Lt Hikaru Sulu on television and in a series of films.

Source: The Guardian November 11, 2017 17:35 UTC