Actor Kevin Spacey, heart, leaves court docket, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in New York. Spacey testified that he by no means made a sexual go on the actor Anthony Rapp, who has sued, claiming the Academy Award-winning actor tried to take him to mattress when he was 14. Yuki Iwamura, Related Press
Kevin Spacey spent about 5 hours on the witness stand on Wednesday defending himself in a sexual misconduct trial. The actor, 63, denied claims that he sexually assaulted Antony Rapp, who was 14 years outdated on the time, throughout a home occasion in 1986.
Rapp, identified for his work on “Star Trek: Discovery,” is suing Spacey for battery and looking for $40 million dollars in damages. Rapp first made the sexual assault claims to BuzzFeed in 2017.
Rapp claims that in 1986, Spacey, then 26, invited Rapp to his residence the place Spacey touched Rapp inappropriately — all with out consent, in response to CNN.
“They don't seem to be true,” Spacey stated of the allegations, per BBC.
Rapp was requested final week if he made up his allegations towards Spacey. “I've not,” the 50-year-old actor informed the court docket. “It was one thing that occurred to me that was not OK.”
In July, Spacey was charged with 4 counts of sexual assault towards three completely different males, in response to CBS Information. Quite a few sexual assault allegations have been made towards Spacey since Rapp went public along with his expertise in 2017. The allegations span from 1995 to 2013, all of which had been made by males.
Spacey received emotional in court docket on Monday and stated he “remorse(s)” apologizing to Rapp. “I’ve realized a lesson which is rarely apologize for one thing you didn’t do,” Spacey stated.
The trial is predicted to complete up this week.