‘Difficult People’ repeatedly joked about Kevin Spacey

Watching Hulu’s Difficult People, you may notice that there are a load of jokes about Kevin Spacey. 

Without context, these jokes may seem like a fun gag, but now with multiple sexual misconduct allegations coming to light, it’s hard to comprehend how all of this was hiding in plain sight.

The show, which stars Julie Klausner as Julie Kessler and Billy Eichner as Billy Epstein, features a trove of jokes pertaining Spacey, from the actor liking younger men, to being closeted. 

“What do kids hate?” Kessler asks Epstein in one scene. The two then list off a things like the dentist and homework before adding Spacey to the list.  Read more…

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