Kevin Spacey's Lawsuit is likely Unfounded and Baseless
- Michael Davis
- Nov 26, 2020
- 3 min read
Actor Kevin Spacey tries again to clear his name after several years in which accusations of sexual harassment and abuse have not stopped falling on him.
On this occasion, his legal team has presented a series of new documents in which it is argued that Anthony Rapp, Star Trek actor who is the most alleged victim of this entire process, was not even present at the party at which, 34 years ago years, the denounced events would have occurred.
More specifically, Anthony Rapp, who was 14 years old when supposedly Spacey, 26 at the time, invited him to a party at his house, claimed in 2017 that the artist had made a series of advances and touching of a sexual nature, taking advantage of the fact that the minor was drunk and resting in a bedroom of the house.
“The defendant admits that he was among the public during a representation of Precious Sons, in whose cast was the complainant, at the end of the 80s, and also that he interacted briefly but on several occasions with him from that moment, but those interactions were limited and peripheral. The defendant denies having invited Rapp to a party at his house, denies that he was at a supposed party at his house and denies that any of the incidents or crimes that the complainant has spread occurred “, says a part of the text provided to the judge.
Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has denied sexually assaulting actor Anthony Rapp when he was underage.Rapp claimed in 2017 that Spacey made unwanted sexual advances towards him after inviting him to a party when he was just 14. In new court documents, Spacey has insisted that Rapp was not even present at the particular party, reports femalefirst.co.uk. In a response to verified complaint, Spacey’s lawyer wrote: “Defendant admits he was in the audience for a production of ‘Precious Sons’ in approximately the late 1980s in which Plaintiff Rapp was a cast member.”
“Defendant admits he briefly met Plaintiff Rapp on a few occasions at most, but Defendant’s interactions with him were peripheral and limited… Defendant denies he invited Plaintiff Rapp to any party at his home… Defendant denies Plaintiff Rapp attended any alleged party at Defendant’s home… Defendant denies that the alleged incident or any other wrongdoing alleged by Plaintiff Rapp occurred,” added the lawyer.
Spacey also denied similar claims made by another individual, identified as C.D, who alleged he was raped at the age of 14 when he visited Spacey’s home after they met at an acting class.
Spacey, 61, asserted that he wants C.D.’s anonymity to be removed.
According to OK! magazine, his lawyer wrote: “(Spacey) objects to Plaintiff C.D.’s use of a pseudonym and failure to disclose his identity, even to (Spacey). Despite this improper withholding of his identity, and (Spacey’s) resulting inability to fully investigate and address the allegations, (Spacey) nonetheless makes a good faith attempt to answer the allegations in the Complaint.”
“By providing this Answer, (Spacey) in no way suggests he has not been, and does not continue to be, prejudiced by Plaintiff C.D.’s anonymity. (Spacey) reserves the right to amend this Answer as deemed necessary or appropriate, including once Plaintiff C.D.’s identity is disclosed,” his lawyer stated.
Spacey was accused of assault by several men in 2017, and was dropped from the “House Of Cards” show after allegations surfaced.
He has mostly kept a low profile since the slew of sexual assault claims emerged, always having denied the claims. He was also removed from the completed film “All The Money In The World”, which was re-shot with actor Christopher Plummer in his role.
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