63-year-old Kevin Spacey is a veteran Hollywood star who has starred in many well-known blockbusters such as the superhero movie "Superman Returns", "Seven Deadly Sins", "Evil Boss", "Extreme Car Thief", and is also a famous director, filmmaker, playwright and singer.
In 2017, actor, singer and writer Anthony Rip, 50, publicly accused Kevin Spacey of attempting to sexually assault him when he was 14 years old, touching parts of his body, causing him psychological and physical discomfort, and sued Kevin Spacey for $40 million.
The detailed process of things is this, in 1986, when Anthony Rip was 14 years old, at a party in Manhattan, New York, Kevin Spacey, then 26 years old, took Anthony Rip into the bedroom and said that he wanted to watch TV with him, just when Anthony Rip was watching TV, Kevin Spacey carried Anthony Rip to the bed, and then Spacey lay down next to him and began to stroke Rip's buttocks, but Anthony Rip managed to escape.
However, Anthony Rip admitted that he did not kiss, undress or say anything at the time of the assault, and the whole thing lasted no more than 2 minutes. If this matter is true, using the trick of watching TV to trick the little boy into the bedroom, Kevin Spacey is too low-level and dirty, but Anthony Rip is indeed too simple, 14 years old is not small, how can it be so easy to be taken advantage of by a 26-year-old man, of course, these must be based on facts.
On October 20, 2022, following a New York court ruling that the jury found Kevin Spacey not guilty and acquitted Kevin Spacey, Judge Lewis Kaplan found that there was insufficient evidence and Anthony Rip could not prove the charges against Spacey. Spacey did not give any media interviews after the trial, but his lawyer issued a statement thanking the jury for its impartial verdict and denying the veracity of the incident.
And Anthony Rip's lawyer, Peter Zakir, said: "We respect the jury's verdict, but it's worth noting that my client told the truth to the court, and nothing will change the facts that happened to him." "Currently, Anthony Rip is starring in Star Trek: The Exploration Series, and my personal opinion is that I don't think he will make up this matter to claim compensation while still having a normal income, but I don't rule out another possibility, that is, to increase his personal or film exposure through this lawsuit.
By the way, Kevin Spacey was also acquitted in March this year in a case of sexual assault accused by three men in England.
Due to the outbreak of Kevin Spacey's scandal, it has been announced that the production of the new season of "House of Cards" will be suspended indefinitely, and it has also been announced that the release of the biopic "Gore", which he co-produced, is reported to have entered post-production.