Zachary Quinto, George Takei Join Critics of Kevin Spacey Merging Apology and Coming Out

Zachary Quinto calls it a “calculated manipulation to deflect attention”

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“Star Trek” alums Zachary Quinto and George Takei have joined the ranks of LGBT activists condemning Kevin Spacey’s decision to come out as gay at the same time he apologized to “Star Trek: Discovery” star Anthony Rapp, who accuses Spacey of making a sexual advance on him when he was 14.

Spacey was criticized Sunday night by many — including columnist Dan Savage, actor Billy Eichner, and journalist Frank Rich — for linking two things that have nothing to do with each other.

“It is deeply sad and troubling that this is how Kevin Spacey has chosen to come out,” Quinto wrote in a message posted on Twitter.

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