In October 2017, Hollywood became the story. The New York Times’ blockbuster investigation of Harvey Weinstein shook the entertainment industry, unleashing a torrent of stories about harassment, abusive bosses, and exploitative power dynamics. The vast majority of victims who came forward were women, but just three weeks into what is …
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O utside of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York headquarters, a crowd of striking actors and supporting union members stretched across the street Thursday. The chant “one day longer, one day stronger,” echoed off the walls of a nearby theater and coffee shops. The night before, actors learned that …
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Anthony Rapp’s civic lawsuit trial against Kevin Spacey concluded last month with the jury deciding, after 90 minutes of deliberation, that Spacey was not liable for battery in connection to allegations that he had sexually assaulted the then-teenage actor in 1986. Now, in his first comments since the decision, Rapp …
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Kevin Spacey was found not liable for battery in his civil lawsuit trial tied to the sexual misconduct allegations made against him by Anthony Rapp. As NBC News reports, the jury spent just 90 minutes deliberating before reaching a verdict Thursday, Oct. 20. Richard Steigman, a lawyer for Rapp, tells …
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Kevin Spacey received a partial dismissal of claims alleging he intentionally inflicted emotional distress on Anthony Rapp. Rapp appeared in a Manhattan courtroom as part of the civil trial in which Rapp alleges he sexually assaulted him in when they were 14 and 26 years old, respectively. While the trial …
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Anthony Rapp is getting candid about the effects of Kevin Spacey‘s alleged sexual harassment against him as a teen. During the civil trial regarding his lawsuit against the House of Cards actor, Rapp testified on Tuesday that he was haunted by the alleged abuse perpetrated by Spacey. “Every time I …
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Actor Anthony Rapp testified about the 1986 incident at the center of his lawsuit against Kevin Spacey on Friday in a Manhattan courtroom on the second day of the civil trial. Rapp, who was 14 at the time of the alleged encounter with a 26-year-old Spacey, first alleged in 2017 …
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Over two years after actor Anthony Rapp first filed a civil lawsuit against Kevin Spacey over an alleged sexual assault that occurred in 1986, opening statements in the trial took place Thursday in a Manhattan courtroom. “What happened to Anthony is something that never should have happened,” Rapp’s lawyer Peter …
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Five years after first accusing Kevin Spacey of childhood sex abuse, actor Anthony Rapp has a new and seemingly firm date of October 6, 2022, to take his civil lawsuit to trial. A federal judge in Manhattan set the fast-approaching date Thursday, saying all parties must show up for jury …
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