Guy Pearce claims ‘aggressive’ Kevin Spacey ‘targeted’ him on ‘LA Confidential’ set

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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 10 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.