{"id":205250,"date":"2025-11-14T19:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/kevin-spacey-molested-richard-dreyfuss-son-alleged-victims-brother-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:31:37","slug":"kevin-spacey-molested-richard-dreyfuss-son-alleged-victims-brother-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/kevin-spacey-molested-richard-dreyfuss-son-alleged-victims-brother-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey Molested Richard Dreyfuss&#8217; Son, Alleged Victim&#8217;s Brother Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to his razor-sharp wit and trenchant political insights, Ben Dreyfuss has gained a large and devoted following on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>But on Thursday night, the writer and son of screen legend Richard Dreyfuss departed from his usual lighthearted content to share a dark chapter from his family\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets, Ben revealed that he and his siblings are estranged from their father, and the rift stems from an allegation directed toward Kevin Spacey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court as the jury deliberate on his sexual assault trial on July 26, 2023 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-540441 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-1080x718.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-1200x798.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1555929825-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court as the jury deliberates on his sexual assault trial on July 26, 2023 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As you\u2019ll likely recall, numerous accusers have come forward with claims of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/guy-pearce-accuses-kevin-spacey-of-sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sexually assaulted by Spacey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And in an unexpected turn of events, it seems that Spacey\u2019s alleged crimes had a devastating effect on the Dreyfuss family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone assumes my siblings and I are wealthy from our dad and we\u2019re all a bit too uncomfortable to make it clear, but we have no money from my dad,\u201d Ben wrote in tweets that have since been deleted (via <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/11\/14\/richard-dreyfuss-son-metoo-allegations-kevin-spacey\/87268039007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad has no money. If he did, we wouldn\u2019t get it since we\u2019ve been estranged ever since some complicated family drama to do with MeToo.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dreyfuss and actor Richard Dreyfuss attend the after party for the premiere of Relativity Media's &quot;Paranoia&quot;  at DGA Theater on August 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-540440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-2048x1398.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-960x655.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Dreyfuss and actor Richard Dreyfuss attend the after party for the premiere of Relativity Media's &quot;Paranoia&quot;  at DGA Theater on August 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-540440 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-2048x1398.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-960x655.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-175845754-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Dreyfuss and actor Richard Dreyfuss attend the after party for the premiere of Relativity Media\u2019s \u201cParanoia\u201d  at DGA Theater on August 8, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images for Relativity Media)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ben went on to reveal that the \u201ccomplicated family drama\u201d was directly tied to the scandal that ended Spacey\u2019s career. <\/p>\n<p>He explained that he was running his father\u2019s Twitter account at the time, and he posted a statement about the allegations on Richard\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat tweet prompted someone to MeToo my dad. He blames us for that. This led to years of acrimony,\u201d Ben continued.<\/p>\n<p>Though the allegation about Spacey came as a shock to many, it\u2019s not the first time that such a claim was made.<\/p>\n<p>Writing for Buzzfeed in 2017, Harry Dreyfuss offered a detailed account of the abuse that he says took place when Spacey directed Richard Dreyfuss in a 2009 production of the play <em>Complicit<\/em> at the Old Vic Theatre in London.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Spacey attends the Better World Fund Gala 2025 red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Carlton Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Cannes, France. \" class=\"wp-image-540452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Spacey attends the Better World Fund Gala 2025 red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Carlton Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Cannes, France. \" class=\"wp-image-540452 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2216124828-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Spacey attends the Better World Fund Gala 2025 red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Carlton Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Cannes, France. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt happened one night when the three of us were alone in Kevin\u2019s apartment rehearsing my father\u2019s lines,\u201d Harry wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father didn\u2019t see, and I didn\u2019t tell him about the incident for many years. Instead, I spent the next nine years telling people the story at parties for laughs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Spacey denied any wrongdoing in a statement issued through his lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear, Mr. Spacey absolutely denies the allegations,\u201d said attorney Bryan Freedman.<\/p>\n<p><em>USA Today <\/em>and other outlets say that they\u2019ve reached out to Spacey for a comment on this week\u2019s developments, but have received no response.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/kevin-spacey-molested-richard-dreyfuss-son-alleged-victims-brother-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Thanks to his razor-sharp wit and trenchant political insights, Ben Dreyfuss has gained a large and devoted following on X (formerly Twitter). 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