News about Anthony Rapp

Anthony Rapp welcomes second child!Actor and partner Ken Ithiphol announce birth of second son via surrogate - 11 months after becoming parents to son Rai

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 1, 2023
On Friday, Anthony Rapp revealed the birth of his second son, Keony Lee Ithiphol. In the snap, the 52-year-old actor beamed with pride as he spent time with his baby boy, who was held by his fiance Ken Ithiphol

Kevin Spacey is positive that he will be cleared of allegations of sexual assault

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 15, 2023
Between 2001 and 2013, Spacey, 63, has been charged with 12 sexual assaults involving three men. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and will appear before a judge in London later this month. In an interview with German magazine Zeit, he was positive he would be cleared, as he was during a civil trial in the United States last year. Anthony Rapp, a young actor, was accused of misconduct that occurred when he was 14 years old and Spacey an adult. A jury voted for Spacey.

Star Trek: Discovery coming to an end after upcoming fifth season

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 2, 2023
After its forthcoming fifth season, Star Trek: Discovery is officially ending. The show's sponsor, After more than six years on air in early 2024, Paragraph+, the network that broadcasts the program, has announced that it will be coming to an end. The streamer intends to support the show, which debuted in 2017 with year-long celebrations and appearances at forthcoming events.

Anthony Rapp and his partner Ken Ithiphol are celebrating the birth of a baby boy

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 5, 2022
Anthony Rapp and his partner Ken Ithiphol have welcomed a baby boy together, one month after losing his sexual harassment case against Kevin Spacey. On Monday, the Star Trek actor, 51, and his partner, 36, who revealed their engagement in 2019, took to Twitter to announce that their son Rai arrived on December 2 via survivate - and shared the first snapshot of the baby.

Kevin Spacey books first role since sexual battery suit five years after All the Money in the World

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 28, 2022
Kevin Spacey has landed his first role since being charged with sexual assault by Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp. According to Variety, the 63-year-old actor appeared in a forthcoming indie thriller. According to the magazine, the film is titled Control, and Spacey will be limited to a voice role like 'Kiefer Sutherland's in the 2002 film Phone Booth.'

Kevin Spacey WINS sex assault case: The child rights case in New York was dismissed by the court in New York

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2022
A child exploitation lawsuit brought against Kevin Spacey was dismissed by a New York court. Anthony Rapp, a 'Star Trek: Discovery' actor who accused Hollywood star Anthony Rapp of sexual assault against him when he was 14 years old, denied the charges. Rapp, who was requesting $40 million in fees, failed to establish that Spacey'touched a sexual or intimate body part,' prompting Judge Lewis Kaplan to dismiss the lawsuit.

The jury hears the closing arguments of Kevin Spacey

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2022
Kevin Spacey's civil sexual harassment trial began on Thursday with closing arguments. Anthony Rapp (inset) testified as he first encountered Spacey in 1986 alongside Ed Harris. When watching Spacey perform in the play Long Day's Journey Into Night, Rapp and his companion John Barrowman were welcomed backstage. Spacey, then 26 years old, welcomed them out for dinner and then to a Manhattan bar called Limelight, according to Rapp, who was 14 years old at the time. Spacey, according to Rapp, gave him his name and invited him over to his apartment a few days later, where he was reportedly sexually assaulted. Rapp, 51, a civil engineer, argued that Spacey carried him up and thrust his erect penis onto his body in an office of the NY Shakespeare Festival in 1981. Spacey has denied charges of sexual assault.

In a sexual harassment lawsuit, Kevin Spacey takes the stand

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 17, 2022
Kevin Spacey appeared in his sexual harassment lawsuit on Monday and denied Anthony Rapp's sexual harassment charges. He told the court how his father, a white supremacist 'Neo Nazi,' who called him a "f*****." The actor claimed that the abuse made him incredibly protective of his private life. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan dismissed Rapp's assertion of intentional emotional distress toward Spacey earlier Monday. Rapp, 51, is being sued for allegedly sexually assaulting Rapp in 1986 when he was 14 years old. Rapp is seeking $40 million in terms of mental and emotional distress, as well as loss of work.

Kevin Spacey's lead counsel in a sexual harassment lawsuit is a commotion lawyer

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 13, 2022
On Thursday, Kevin Spacey's counsel Jennifer Keller tested positive for Covid. Keller will not be allowed back into court for six days, essentially leaving out the majority of the defense witnesses. Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the case should proceed as all the jurors and defense team had been vaccinated. On day six, the judge said she would have to test negative twice 24 hours apart to return to court. Anthony Rapp, Spacey's lawyer, was investigated by Keller about allegations that the actor placed his body on top of his head in a sexual manner in 1986 when he was 14 years old.

Anthony Rapp, a Kevin Spacey suspect, claims that the sex attack was the'most painful event' of his life

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2022
Anthony Rapp testified on Wednesday that the abuse he allegedly suffered when he was 14 was the'most painful experience' of his life. 'This is something that happened to me.' It was not okay,' Rapp said, adding that the incident left him with a "abnormal preoccupation with sex." Spacey, 63, is being sued by Rapp, 51, on allegations that he sexually assaulted Rapp in 1986 while he was 14 years old. Rapp is looking for $40 million in mental and emotional exhaustion as well as the loss of jobs.

According to a US court hearing, Kevin Spacey 'flirted with 19-year-old John Barrowman and lay on bed with him.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2022
Since the former Torchwood actor was invited to his apartment in 1986, lawyers for the American actor claim that "nothing inappropriate" occurred between the two actors. The incident was revealed in a New York courthouse yesterday as part of a civil case brought against the Oscar winner by fellow actor Anthony Rapp. Mr Rapp appeared on the night as he was a high-school friend of Mr Barrowman's and they had been together when they first met him backstage at a New York theatre. Mr Rapp, who was 14 at the time, was arrested during a suspected occurrence in which he was exposed to a'unwanted sexual advance' by Mr Spacey at a party. Mr Spacey has 'categorically denied' this allegation, which is the subject of the New York lawsuit.

Actor Anthony Rapp says watching Kevin Spacey in American Beauty was 'unpleasantly familiar'

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 11, 2022
Anthony Rapp, 51, said on the stand on Tuesday that he had trouble watching Spacey's film American Beauty, for which he received an Academy Award. 'He was playing a character that was sexually linked with a teenage girl in that film, and it was particularly difficult to be in the presence of,' Rapp said. It was 'unpleasantly familiar,' the actor said. 'It seemed like I'd been poked with a cattle prod,' Rapp said as Spacey appeared in another film. I felt like I leapt out of my seat.' Spacey, 63, is being sued by Rapp for allegedly sexually assaulting Rapp in 1986, when he was 14 years old. Rapp is seeking $40 million for mental and emotional stress, as well as the loss of employment.

Kevin Spacey accuser testifies in sexual assault trial

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 7, 2022
When Kevin Spacey was 14 years old, actor Anthony Rapp is being sued over allegations that he sexually assaulted Rapp in 1986. Andrew Holtzman told the court on Friday how Spacey allegedly grabbed him by his groin, lifted him up, and put his erection on him. Holtzman, 68, said he was 27 years old at the time of the 1981 shooting and was working at the New York Public Theatre. The testimony was recorded on day two of Spacey's appeal in New York. Spacey, 63, reportedly laid on top of Rapp, before he was able to wriggle free, according to Rapp, now 51. Rapp is seeking $40 million in terms of mental and emotional distress as well as job loss. The jury trial is expected to last no longer than two weeks.

As a result of a federal lawsuit over a suspected historic sexual harassment of a teenage boy, Kevin Spacey glances at jurors

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 7, 2022
As the alleged perpetrator's civil case began in a New York courthouse on Thursday, lawyers for Kevin Spacey have denied sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy at a party 36 years ago. Anthony Rapp, now 51, is suing the House of Cards actor, 63, after he pinned him down on a mattress and pushed his pelvis against him. In a lawsuit that is expected to last less than two weeks, Mr Rapp is seeking compensation for mental and emotional distress, medical expenses, and loss of employment. During the suspected assault back in 1986, Spacey glanced at jurors as lawyers for Mr Rapp, who accused him of'trying to satisfy sexual urges.' Attorney Jennifer Keller, who represents Spacey, said that the actor had avoided discussing the case on social media and social media, but that she was looking forward to testifying in court. 'He needs justice,' she said. 'Once you've heard both directions, you'll be safe to say that this alleged assault never occurred at all.'

Kevin Spacey appears in Manhattan court on Tuesday to fight a $40 million child exploitation lawsuit brought by a Star Trek actor

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 6, 2022
Anthony Rapp (right), who made the first in a series of sexual harassment charges against Spacey in 2017, is facing a court suit. The case was based on a alleged meeting between the two men in 1986, when Rapp, a fledgling kid actor and Spacey, then 26, was having a breakout moment on Broadway. When they appeared in court in New York City today, neither Spacey nor Rapp spoke. The trial in Manhattan Federal Court is expected to last less than two weeks.

Kevin Spacey has been charged with 4 counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom. More information can be found here

perezhilton.com, May 26, 2022
Let's be honest: Kevin Spacey seems to be facing some long-awaited consequences. Prosecutors in the United Kingdom charged the American film actress with four counts of sexual assault on Thursday morning.