Actor Anthony Rapp sued Kevin Spacey for allegedly trying to seduce him when he was 14 years old to hold the Hollywood star “accountable” – not because of a 30-year vendetta he held against the cel…
when he was 14 in order to hold the Hollywood star “accountable” – and not because of a 30-year vendetta against the celebrity, his lawyer told jurors in closing arguments Thursday.
“The simple truth here is: This happened, he shared it, and after all this time, he’s come here to share that truth with you,” attorney Richard Steigman said, referring to Rapp.in 2020 for battery, claiming the actor, then 26, picked him up “like a groom would a bride,” then lay on top of him in his Manhattan apartment when he was 14.
“I really hope you don’t let him get away with it this time,” Steigman added at the end of his rebuttal statement. AFP via Getty Images, which he says occurred at the end of a party at the apartment, was an attempt to seduce him and is seeking $40 million in damages.
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