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Kevin Spacey to make first speaking appearance in five years ( Photo Credit – IMDb) Actor Kevin Spacey is set to make his first speaking gig in five years with a masterclass at Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin, where he will also receive a lifetime achievement award. The two-time Oscar winner (‘American Beauty’, ‘The Usual Suspects’), who has held a low profile outside of court appearances since being accused of sexual misconduct in 2017, is scheduled to hold an onstage conversation on January 16, 2023, in…

Kevin Spacey trial: Anthony Rapp loses $40 million s*xual battery lawsuit(Photo Credit –Instagram) A New York jury has sided with actor Kevin Spacey in a $40 million civil lawsuit, finding that the Oscar-winner did not molest Anthony Rapp when he was a teenager and is not liable for battery. After roughly 80 minutes of deliberations, jurors reached a unanimous decision that Rapp’s lawyers had failed to prove that Spacey ‘touched a s*xual or intimate part’ of Rapp, reports Variety. Anthony Rapp looked impassive as…

A New York jury has sided with actor Kevin Spacey in a $40 million civil lawsuit, finding that the Oscar winner did not molest Anthony Rapp when he was a teenager and is not liable for battery. After roughly 80 minutes of deliberation, jurors reached a unanimous decision that Rapp’s lawyers had failed to prove that Spacey “touched a sexual or intimate part” of Rapp. Rapp looked impassive as Judge Lewis Kaplan formally dismissed the case, and Spacey dropped his head briefly. In a statement on…

A New York court has dismissed a $40 million sexual misconduct civil lawsuit brought against Kevin Spacey by an actor, who claimed the Hollywood star had sexually abused him in 1985, when he was 14. The trial had been underway for three weeks with testimonies from both sides. Also read: Kevin Spacey denies sexually assaulting minor in his testimony at sex abuse trial in New YorkThe accuser, an actor now, had claimed that they had visited Kevin's home with another friend--actor John Barrowman who was then 19--where Kevin…

Anthony Rapp has responded after his lawsuit against Kevin Spacey was dismissed.Rapp, who is known for his performances in Star Trek: Discovery and in the original Broadway production of Rent, had sought $40m (£36m) in damages after alleging that a then-26-year-old Spacey made an “unwanted sexual advance” towards him when he was 14, during a party at Spacey’s Manhattan apartment in 1986. Spacey has “categorically” denied the accusation.On Thursday (20 October), the three-week trial came to an end after a New York jury…

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey on Thursday in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star’s career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown actors in Broadway plays in 1986. The verdict in the civil trial came with lightning speed. Jurors at a federal court in New York deliberated for a little more than an hour before deciding that Rapp hadn’t proven his allegations. When the verdict was read, Spacey dropped his head, then hugged his…

In recent weeks, a civil trial has been playing out between Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp and actor Kevin Spacey. With Rapp’s accusations of sexual abuse counting as one of the most visible claims against the Academy Award-winning actor, the ensuing legal proceedings have been hotly followed in the media. It’s all come to a close now, as Anthony Rapp’s lawsuit against Kevin Spacey has been decided. Per reporting from Variety, the $40 million civil suit saw the jury finding in the favor of Spacey after a little…

On Monday, actor Kevin Spacey testified at a civil trial against him, where an alleged victim is seeking damages claiming the actor sexually assaulted him years ago. During his cross-examination, Kevin repeatedly rejected suggestions that he wasn't telling the truth, when he denied an actor’s claims that he made a sexual advance on him, when he was 14 in the 1980s. Also read: Actor Kevin Spacey to face trial over sexual misconduct allegationsThe trial, now in its third week, has an actor seeking $40 million in damages…

By Larry Neumeister | Associated Press NEW YORK — Kevin Spacey remained composed Tuesday during cross examination at a civil trial, repeatedly rejecting suggestions that he wasn’t telling the truth when he denied an actor’s claims that he made a sexual advance on him when he was 14 in the 1980s. His testimony for several hours on cross examination by a lawyer for actor Anthony Rapp, 50, went smoothly enough that Spacey’s lawyer did not ask any questions after the examination was completed by early afternoon. Rapp…

By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister | Associated Press NEW YORK — Kevin Spacey testified in a New York courtroom Monday that he never made a sexual pass at the actor Anthony Rapp, who has sued, claiming the Academy Award-winning actor tried to take him to bed when he was 14. Identifying himself as “Kevin Spacey Fowler,” the actor was asked about Rapp’s claims that a then-26-year-old Spacey picked him up like a groom does a bride after a 1986 party and put him on his bed before lying on top of him. Rapp testified earlier in…