George Takei 'forgives' his accuser

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GEORGE TAKEI

AFTER ACTOR GEORGE TAKEI was accused of sexual misconducct by a male model, a lot of the actor's admirers were in a quandry.

In a new article from The Observer, Scott Brunton walked back on his story when he was invited to Takei's home 1981, when Brunton alleged that he was drugged and when he awoke he was being groped by Takei.

As it turns out, a good portion of his story was made up in an effort to turn it into "a great party" story about sexual assault to impress his listeners. Brunton now says it may not have actually happened.

In the ongoing discussion of sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry and the workplace, the story about Takei attracted the attention of the media.

Besides his beloved role as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek, Takei's acitivsim on behalf of the LGBTQ  and Asian/American communities, Takei's reputation as one of Hollywood's good guys was tarnished despite his denials and protestations about Brunton's version of what happened.

Since he changed his story, Takei took to Twitter last Friday (May 25) to forgive Brunton: Takei wrote:

“As many of you know, this has been a very difficult period for myself and my husband Brad as we have dealt with the impact of these accusations, but we are happy to see that this nightmare is finally drawing to a close.

“As I stated before, I do not remember Mr. Brunton or any of the events he described from forty years ago, but I do understand that this was part of a very important national conversation that we as a society must have, painful as it might be.”

“It is in that spirit that I want folks to know, despite what he has put us through, I do not bear Mr. Brunton any ill will, and I wish him peace.”

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