'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Accused Of Groping Model In 1980s
(CBSDFW.COM/AP) - "Star Trek" actor George Takei has denied he groped a model-actor in 1981.
Takei said Saturday on Twitter that events described in an interview with Scott R. Brunton "simply did not occur."
Friends,
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017
I'm writing to respond to the accusations made by Scott R. Bruton. I want to assure you all that I am as shocked and bewildered at these claims as you must feel reading them. /1
Brunton told The Hollywood Reporter he was living in Hollywood when he met Takei at a bar. They exchanged numbers, he said, and then Takei invited him out and back to his condo after Brunton broke up with a boyfriend.
Brunton said he "must have passed out" after a drink, awaking to Takei groping him.
In his tweets, Takei said the accusations are "a he said/he said situation." He then added that "the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful."
Right now it is a he said / he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago. But those that know me understand that non-consensual acts are so antithetical to my values and my practices, the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful. /4
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 11, 2017
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