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Kevin Spacey: New York judge allows lawsuit

2022-06-07T05:04:34.654Z


Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has failed in New York with a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against him. Actor Anthony Rapp accuses the 62-year-old of having been harassed by him as a minor.


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Kevin Spacey in New York: allegations of sexual assault

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Actor Kevin Spacey, 62, is facing another lawsuit alleging sexual assault.

A New York judge on Monday denied Spacey's motion to dismiss the 2020 lawsuit filed by actor Anthony Rapp, 50.

This is reported, among others, by the Law and Crime broadcaster and the British newspaper »Guardian«.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said a jury should rule on allegations of abuse in the 1980s, according to court documents.

Rapp explains that Spacey had become abusive at a party at his New York home in 1986.

At that time, Rapp, who later became known for the musical "Rent" and the TV series "Star Trek: Discovery", was 14 years old.

With his civil suit against Spacey he wants to win damages and damages.

Spacey has denied the allegations.

The two-time Oscar winner (»The Usual Suspects«, »American Beauty«) was accused of sexual assault against three men in Great Britain at the end of May.

The British public prosecutor's office in London said the cases were between 2005 and 2013.

Allegations of sexual assault and harassment were raised against Spacey in the fall of 2017 in the course of the MeToo debate.

Several plaintiffs went to court, but some lawsuits were dropped or dismissed because of the statute of limitations.

Crew members of the Netflix series "House of Cards" also accused Spacey of sexual harassment.

The streaming service then canceled the collaboration with him.

"House of Cards" continued without him.

In November 2021, court documents showed that Spacey had to pay the Netflix series' production company around $31 million for breach of contract.

The previous summer he had started filming a new film.

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Source: spiegel

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