The older actor allegedly invited Rapp to his Manhattan apartment party before attempting to entice him into a room after the other attendees had left.
When the #MeToo movement took Hollywood by storm in 2007, Rapp narrated his tale of woe to Buzzfeed. Spacey said he had no recollection of such an event. However, he did note that if he had indeed behaved as Rapp claimed, he owed him a heartfelt apology for the highly inappropriate, inebriated misdemeanour.
However, Spacey’s legal team asserts that the charges are false. They say Rapp wasn’t even there at the party. They also insisted that it couldn’t have been a sexual advance even if everything had gone just as Rapp said.
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Hollywood’s Hall Of Shame
Just days after the Weinstein bomb had dropped, there was another big name joining the list: Kevin Spacey. The ‘House of Cards’ actor was accused by actor Anthony Rapp of molestation. Rapp’s outburst led to more than a dozen people coming forward with their own allegations against Spacey that included attempted rape.
Following the jury’s selection on Thursday, the trial’s opening statements will be made. Rapp requests compensation for his lost salary, medical bills, and psychological and emotional trauma.
Both of them are anticipated to give testimony throughout the trial. A psychologist who thinks Anthony Rapp currently has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to the meeting with Spacey will probably be one of the other witnesses.
FAQs
- How old was Anthony Rapp then?
Anthony Rapp was 14 years old at the time of the incident. - How long will the trial last?
It is expected to last less than a fortnight.
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