What Was Said About Kevin Spacey By The Family Guy?

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane has revealed that he was unaware of the rumors surrounding Kevin Spacey, the actor accused of sexual misconduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The joke about Spacey’s defense coming out in response to a sexual assault allegation was made in 2005, with baby Stewie running through a crowded department store naked and shouting, “Help! I’ve escaped from Kevin Spacey’s basement! Help me!” The joke went viral in the wake of Spacey’s sexual abuse scandal this fall.

Spacey issued an apology to Anthony Rapp in an interview with Buzzfeed in October 2017. In 2005, Family Guy aired an episode in which Stewie runs through a store yelling, “Help! I’ve escaped from Kevin Spacey’s basement! Help me!” Eagle-eyed viewers recalled the scene, and on Friday, Seth MacFarlane said he wasn’t aware of the rumors surrounding Kevin Spacey when writers for Family Guy pitched the idea to go after the actor. Spacey issued an apology to Rapp in an interview with Buzzfeed in October 2017.

Seth MacFarlane has brushed off the suggestion that he knew of the sexual harassment allegations against Kevin Spacey despite a joke about “The Usual Suspects” mocking his remarks when Anthony Rapp accused him of sexual assault. In lieu of an apology, Spacey came out as gay. In 2005, there was a joke on an episode of Family Guy that saw infant character Stewie Griffin run naked through a shopping mall shouting, “Help! I’ve escaped from Kevin Spacey’s basement! Help me!”