Kevin Spacey accuser Anthony Rapp ordered to pay $39K after jury dismisses sexual abuse claims
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: Kevin Spacey's accuser, Anthony Rapp, was ordered to pay him $39,000 after losing his sexual abuse lawsuit in October, according to newly released court documents. Rapp, 50, claimed that Spacey, 63, inappropriately grabbed him and made unwanted sexual advances in 1986, when Rapp was only 14 years old. However, a federal jury in Manhattan found the actor not guilty.
Rapp sued Spacey for $40 million, but the jury decided that Rapp was not entitled to any compensation. On Thursday, December 1, a federal judge in Manhattan ordered Rapp to pay the 'American Beauty' star $39,089, according to court records. Spacey's attorney, Chase Scolnick, praised the jury's verdict from October 20, but asserted that the money won't make up for the damage done to his client's reputation. Scolnick said in a statement, "We are pleased with the jury's verdict finding Mr. Rapp's allegations false and the court's order awarding Mr. Spacey $40,000. But these costs do little to compensate Mr. Spacey for the harm Mr. Rapp's false allegations caused him."
