Anthony Rapp

Lawsuit sought $40m in damages after Rapp claimed the actor tried to sexually abuse him when he was 14.

At the time, Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. Rapp is a regular on TV’s Star Trek: Discovery and was part of the original Broadway cast of Rent. He accused Spacey of lying on the witness stand.

Spacey flatly denied Rapp's allegations, saying under oath that “they are not true.” His lawyers argued that Rapp “created a story” in large part because he ...

Spacey testified that he invited Rapp and Barrowman back to his apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side after the club to introduce them to his dog and show them the views from his place. Rapp, 50, is a series regular on the Paramount+ series "Star Trek: Discovery" and has appeared in films such as "Dazed and Confused" and "A Beautiful Mind." Rapp testified that he did not recognize anyone at the party, so he went into a bedroom to watch television. However, Rapp's lawyers got a chance to question Andy Holtzman, a former employee of Manhattan's Public Theater, who alleges that Spacey assaulted him there in 1981. He testified that he [felt inspired to go public](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-trial-rcna52137) with his claims in the early days of the #MeToo movement in 2017. [He pleaded not guilty](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kevin-spacey-pleads-not-guilty-sexual-assault-charges-uk-court-rcna38161) in July at a hearing at London's Central Criminal Court. [Anthony Rapp alleged](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-trial-rcna50517) that Spacey climbed on top of him at a party in New York City in 1986, when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. That night, Spacey took Rapp and Rapp's friend John Barrowman to a restaurant and a nightclub. [In a statement on Twitter](https://twitter.com/KevinSpacey/status/924848412842971136) the next day, Spacey said he did not recall the alleged incident but apologized to Rapp for "what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior." Spacey testified that he felt attracted to Barrowman, who was 19 at the time. "I would have never done anything to hurt the gay community," he said, as tears welled up in his eyes. In his testimony, Spacey said he regretted that statement.

The House of Cards star was sued by actor Anthony Rapp, who alleged he was subjected to an "unwanted sexual advance" when he was a teenager.

He accused Spacey of lying on the witness stand. [Spacey](https://news.sky.com/topic/kevin-spacey-7220) had "categorically denied" the allegations. Spacey "categorically denied" the claims.

A jury found Mr. Spacey not liable in a civil trial. Mr. Rapp, an original cast member in “Rent,” had filed a lawsuit accusing Mr. Spacey of making a sexual ...

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A jury has concluded that Kevin Spacey did not molest fellow actor Anthony Rapp in the 1980s, bringing to a conclusion a trial that was an outgrowth of the ...

As for his client, the lawyer said he filed the lawsuit "to hold Kevin Spacey accountable". He accused Mr Spacey of lying on the witness stand. When the verdict was read, Mr Spacey dropped his head.

Mr. Rapp sued the Oscar-winning actor, accusing him of making a sexual advance in 1986, when Mr. Rapp was a 14-year-old actor.

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The lawsuit alleged that Spacey sexually assaulted Rapp in 1986 when he was a teenager.

Spacey is awaiting trial in the United Kingdom on five counts of [sexual assault](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/26/kevin-spacey-uk-sexual-assault-charges/?itid=lk_inline_manual_20) related to incidents alleged to have taken place in England between 2005 and 2013, including one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. When Spacey expressed interest in theater, he said, his father “used to yell at me at the idea that I might be gay.” He added that his team advised him to post it because they saw it as the wisest way to manage “a crisis that was going to get worse.” He was fired from the show in 2017 over the sexual harassment allegations and earlier this year ordered to cover resulting losses by [according to](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/kevin-spacey-trial-anthony-rapp-emotional-testimony-1235240059/) the Hollywood Reporter. [was dismissed](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/06/17/anonymous-accuser-dismissed-from-lawsuit-against-kevin-spacey) from the case last year after U.S. The lawsuit, filed in September 2020, alleged that Spacey placed Rapp on a bed and climbed on top of him in a sexual manner at a party held at Spacey’s Manhattan residence in 1986, when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. He came out as gay in the same statement. [was dropped](https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/07/17/cape-prosecuotors-drop-charge-against-actor-kevin-spacey/SwsMJZtNZ0Jh642UpgGCTO/story.html) in 2019 “due to the unavailability of the complaining witness,” and a lawsuit in California [was dismissed](https://deadline.com/2019/12/kevin-spacey-massage-therapist-sexual-assault-1202818955/) that same year after the accuser died. The actors met while on Broadway. The jury deliberated for a little over an hour. Variety [reported that](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kevin-spacey-trial-anthony-rapp-testify-sexual-assault-traumatic-1235401505/) Rapp described the encounter as “the most traumatic single event of my life.”

A New York City jury found actor Kevin Spacey not liable for the assault and battery of Anthony Rapp on Thursday, after Rapp civilly sued the embattled ...

Spacey was charged earlier this year in the U.K. Spacey’s legal team pointed to alleged inconsistencies in Rapp’s claims, like him recalling the incorrect number of rooms in the apartment Spacey lived in at the time. After spending the night out together with one of Rapp’s friends, Rapp said Spacey invited him to a party at Spacey’s apartment, and Rapp went into a different room to watch TV, where the alleged assault took place. He was previously charged in Massachusetts for an alleged 2016 assault, but prosecutors I was pinned underneath him,” Rapp testified, saying he came forward “because I knew I was not the only one who Kevin Spacey made inappropriate sexual advances to.” In his initial response to the 2017 allegations, Spacey came out as gay and apologized to Rapp, while claiming he didn’t remember the encounter—but at trial, Spacey said he regretted issuing that statement and only released it on the advice of his PR team. Spacey also said at trial he took so long to speak about his sexuality because his father “was a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi” who openly disliked the idea that Spacey could be gay.

The actors both testified in a civil trial this month over accusations of an encounter in 1986.

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The verdict in federal court in Manhattan brings to a conclusion a civil trial that was an outgrowth of the #MeToo movement. The lawsuit, based on 2017 claims ...

At the time, Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. Kaplan responded by saying Steigman’s statement “shouldn’t happen” and that if the jury ruled in Rapp’s favor, attorneys may need to make written arguments over the issue. The simple truth is that this happened,” he said. Kaplan when she complained that Steigman broke trial rules when he finished his summation by telling jurors that he hopes “you don’t let him get away with it this time.” Rapp’s claims, and those of others, abruptly interrupted what had been a soaring career for the two-time Academy Award winning actor, who lost his job on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and saw other opportunities dry up. He accused Spacey of lying on the witness stand.

Jury deliberated for a little more than an hour before deciding Rapp hadn't proven his allegations.

Spacey also gave courtroom spectators a brief taste of his acting chops when he briefly imitated his Broadway costar at the time, Jack Lemon. Rapp’s claims, and those of others, abruptly interrupted what had been a soaring career for the two-time Academy Award winning actor, who lost his job on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and saw other opportunities dry up. He said the actor, then 26, picked him up and briefly laid on top of him on a bed. Rapp and his lawyers also left the courthouse without speaking to reporters. That there was no truth to any of the allegations,” she added, a reference to other sexual misconduct claims against the actor, including criminal charges in England. When the verdict was read, Spacey dropped his head, then hugged his lawyers.

The actor had his career upended as a result of the #MeToo movement, which saw several men, including Rapp, accuse Spacey of sexual assault.

During this global COVID pandemic, we like many other organisations have been impacted greatly in the way we can do business and produce. Spacey, now 63, had his career upended as a result of the 2017 #MeToo movement. “Sometimes the simple truth is the best. a jury found kevin spacey not liable. Spacey denied the allegations, saying that he had never been alone with Rapp. On Thursday, October 20, disgraced Hollywood star Kevin Spacey defeated a sexual abuse claim against him, brought by fellow actor Anthony Rapp.

A New York court ruled on Thursday that there was no evidence of actor Kevin Spacey sexually abusing Anthony Rapp in 1986.

He also pledged to advocate “for efforts to ensure we can live and work in a world that is free from sexual violence of any kind.” Rapp said the abuse happened in 1986 when Rapp, then 14, met Spacey at a party in Manhattan. The ruling comes at the end of a three-week civil trial in New York.