Kevin Spacey who had been dragged down by civil sexual misconduct suit filed by actor, Anthony Rapp took the witness stand to testify in his defense for five hours.
Rapp, best known for his role in “Star Trek: Discovery,” alleged that in 1986, Spacey, then 26, invited Rapp, then 14, to his Manhattan home when ere he picked Rapp up, laid him down on his bed, pulled his buttocks and pressed his groin into Rapp’s body without approval.
Spacey was emotional multiple times during his testimony, including when he discussed a statement he put out shortly after Rapp went public with his allegations in 2017 to BuzzFeed.
Kevin has said in his testimony that his publicity team at the time advised him that he’d be tagged a victim blamer if he fought back.
Speaking on the witness stand, he said:
“I was being encouraged to apologize and I’ve learned a lesson which is never apologize for something you didn’t do. I regret my entire statement.”
“It was beyond horrifying that I was being accused of doing something that in my heart I knew I had not done.”
Rapp’s attorney Richard Steigman told Spacey to take accountability for the statement despite whatever advice he may have taken from his team and what he would face in court.
Rapp testified earlier in the trial, now in its third week. He is seeking $40 million in damages.
Kevin, 63, admitted entertaining Rapp and Rapp’s friend, John Barrowman, one evening in 1986 after they saw Spacey perform in Long Day’s Journey into Night.
But he said if he had a romantic interest, it was Barrowman, not Rapp, who was performing at the time in Precious Sons on Broadway.
Barrowman testified in a deposition partially played in court Monday that Rapp was in the restroom when Barrowman and Spacey briefly flirted on the bed.
