BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – Veteran Star Trek actor George Takei has vehemently denied allegations that he groped a male model during an encounter in the 1980s, insisting the alleged events “simply did not occur.” But in an interview with shock jock Howard Stern recorded just weeks ago, Takei appeared to admit that he had grabbed and groped men in the past, saying he did it to “persuade” people who were “afraid” to have a sexual encounter with him. Several of the men that want to remain anonymous, stated that Takei convinced them he had a real “phaser” from Star Trek that he was pointing at them, and for them to “accommodate” him, because he had the option of setting the phaser on “stun” or “kill”.