Actor Anthony Rapp appeared to fight back tears as he testified in federal court about the 'incredibly frightening and very alarming' moment he said Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey allegedly climbed on top of him at a New York City party in 1986.
"Star Trek: Discovery" star Anthony Rapp appeared to fight back tears as he testified in federal court Friday about the"incredibly frightening and very alarming" moment he said Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spaceyat a New York City party in 1986, when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26.
Spacey, dressed in a gray suit and red tie, listened intently during Rapp's testimony, occasionally glancing at the younger man's lead attorney, Peter Saghir. Rapp said in his lawsuit that he met Spacey in 1986, when the two were performing in separate Broadway shows — Rapp alongside Ed Harris in"Precious Sons," Spacey with Jack Lemmon in"Long Day's Journey into Night."Rapp testified that he saw the production of"Long Day's Journey into Night" with John Barrowman, a friend and fellow actor who was staying with Rapp and his mother, a registered nurse and single parent.
Spacey later appeared in the doorway, seemingly inebriated and"unsteady on his feet," Rapp said in his testimony. He said that Spacey approached him, grabbed his buttocks, lifted him onto a bed and briefly lay down on him before he managed to"wriggle out." Saghir told jurors on Thursday in his opening statement that Rapp decided to come forward with his allegations after reading an article about Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong'o's sexual misconduct claims against Harvey Weinstein. article published in October 2017, in the early days of the #MeToo movement.
Holtzman testified that he"screamed" loudly during the alleged encounter, saying things like,"What are you doing?" Eventually, Spacey"relented" and"stormed out of the office," apparently infuriated that his alleged advance had been rebuffed.
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