{"id":103065,"date":"2022-10-20T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kevin-spacey-wins-in-civil-sexual-abuse-case-brought-by-actor-rapp\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T20:44:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T20:44:02","slug":"kevin-spacey-wins-in-civil-sexual-abuse-case-brought-by-actor-rapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/kevin-spacey-wins-in-civil-sexual-abuse-case-brought-by-actor-rapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey wins in civil sexual-abuse case brought by actor Rapp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Oct 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Kevin Spacey on Thursday defeated a sexual abuse claim against him after jurors in Manhattan civil trial found his accuser didn&#8217;t prove his claim that the Oscar winner made an unwanted sexual advance on him when he was 14.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The verdict followed a three-week trial in Manhattan federal court and came roughly two hours after jurors began deliberating.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Anthony Rapp, now 50, tested that Spacey climbed on top of him on a bed and pressed his groin into Rapp&#8217;s hip until he was able to wriggle free.  Spacey denied the allegation on the stand and said he had never been alone with Rapp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg registration-prompt-v2__inline__1JoxF article-body-v2__element__23wZV article-body-v2__inline-registration-prompt__3q-iu\">\n<p><h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt-v2__heading__2z1Vt\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt-v2__button-text__2m6i6\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">A tearful Spacey emerged in the hall outside the courtroom briefly but went back inside.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">During closing arguments Thursday, Rapp&#8217;s lawyer urged jurors to discredit Spacey&#8217;s recollection of the events.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">\u201cIt&#8217;s inconsistent.  It&#8217;s not worthy of your belief, \u201dthe lawyer, Richard Steigman, said, citing what he claimed were gaps in Spacey&#8217;s memory and changes in his recollection.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Steigman declined comment following the verdict.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Spacey&#8217;s lawyer, Jennifer Keller, argued during her closing arguments that Rapp&#8217;s story was a fabrication.  She advanced several theories for why Rapp might have lied, including a desire for attention or jealousy of Spacey&#8217;s acting success.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;Mr. Rapp is getting more attention in this trial than he has in his entire acting life,&#8221; Keller said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Spacey&#8217;s lawyers advanced several theories for why Rapp might have lied, including a desire for attention or jealousy of Spacey&#8217;s acting success.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-10\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Spacey won Oscars for performances in &#8220;American Beauty&#8221; and &#8220;The Usual Suspects,&#8221; but his career largely ended after more than 20 men accused him of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-11\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Netflix (NFLX.O) dropped him from its political drama series &#8220;House of Cards&#8221; and Christopher Plummer replaced him in the role of J. Paul Getty in &#8220;All the Money in the World&#8221; weeks before the movie&#8217;s scheduled release in 2017.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The trial in Manhattan federal court began on Oct.  6, just under five years after Spacey&#8217;s career was upended by sexual misconduct #in the early days of the MeToo movement, which encouraged women to speak out about sexual by famous and powerful people.  Men also came forward with claims of abuse.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-13\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Spacey has denied any misconduct.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-14\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Keller urged jurors to ignore the sexual politics of the case.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-15\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;This isn&#8217;t a team sport where you&#8217;re either on the MeToo side or the other side,&#8221; Keller said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-16\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Rapp sued Spacey for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress in November 2020.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-17\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">During the trial, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan dismissed the emotional distress claim but allowed the rest of the argument to proceed.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-18\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Spacey faces a criminal trial in London next year after pleading not guilty to five sex offense charges over alleged assaults between 2005 and 2013.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg registration-prompt-v2__inline__1JoxF article-body-v2__element__23wZV\">\n<p><h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt-v2__heading__2z1Vt\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt-v2__button-text__2m6i6\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__default__UPMUu sign-off-v2__text__28fsH\">Reporting by Luc Cohen, Jody Godoy and Jack Queen in New York;  Editing by Noeleen Walder, David Bario, Alistair Bell and Mark Porter<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__base__22dCE body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\">Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Kevin Spacey on Thursday defeated a sexual abuse claim against him after jurors in Manhattan civil trial found his accuser didn&#8217;t prove his claim that the Oscar winner made an unwanted sexual advance on him when he was 14. 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