Kevin Spacey has issued a public statement after being accused of making sexual advances toward a 14-year-old – and apologised for what he termed “what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour”.

His remarks – shared in a tweet – came shortly after Anthony Rapp, now 46, accused Spacey of trying to seduce him while attending a party in 1986.

Speaking to Buzzfeed News, Rapp said that Spacey (then aged 26) “picked me up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold. But I don’t, like, squirm away initially, because I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then he lays down on top of me.

“He was trying to seduce me. I don't know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually,” the Star Trek: Discovery star added.

Rapp also claimed that Spacey was “pressing” into him before he was able to “wriggle” free and escape.

Kevin Spacey apologises after allegations of sexual advances on 14-year-old