Kevin Spacey says 'shocked' when Rapp's sexual abuse claim became public

Attorney Chase Scolnick questions Kevin Spacey as he testifies during Anthony Rapp's civil sex abuse case against Spacey in this courtroom sketch from the trial in New York, U.S., October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kevin Spacey said at his civil trial on Monday that he was "shocked" when actor Anthony Rapp went public with an allegation that the Oscar-winning star made an unwanted sexual advance in 1986 when Rapp was 14.

Rapp, now 50, testified earlier this month that an intoxicated Spacey - then 26 and acting on Broadway - climbed on top of him at a party at his Manhattan apartment. Rapp, at the start of his own Broadway career at the time, said he was able to "swerve my way out" but that the experience scarred him.