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Kevin Spacey is cross examined by Richard Steigman during Anthony Rapp's civil sex abuse case against Spacey in this courtroom sketch from the trial in New York, U.S., October 18, 2022 as U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides. REUTERS/Jane RosenbergOct 20 (Reuters) - Closing arguments began on Thursday in Kevin Spacey's civil sex abuse trial, as the Oscar-winning actor fights allegations that he made an unwanted advance on a 14-year-old in 1986. 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. During the trial, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan dismissed Rapp's claim for emotional distress but allowed the case to proceed on his battery claim. Spacey faces a criminal trial in London next year after pleading not guilty to five sex offense charges over alleged assaults between 2005 and 2013.

Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, sued Trump in Manhattan federal court in November 2019, five months after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. His lawyers have argued that Trump was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law providing immunity to government employees from defamation claims. Carroll has said she also plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress. Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in late 1995 or early 1996 in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Trump has accused her of concocting the rape claim to sell her book.

Trump has accused Carroll of making up the original accusation and said the courts should have thrown out the lawsuit. His lawyers have argued that Trump was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law providing immunity to government employees from defamation claims. Carroll has said she also plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress. Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in late 1995 or early 1996 in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Trump has accused her of concocting the rape claim to sell her book.

☆ Judge Tosses Part of Sexual-Misconduct Lawsuit Against Kevin Spacey
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Actor Kevin Spacey arrived at the Manhattan Federal Court for his civil sex abuse case in New York last week. A federal judge has partially dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Anthony Rapp related to sexual-misconduct allegations he made against “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey . U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Monday threw out Mr. Rapp’s claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress. Judge Kaplan permitted Mr. Rapp’s claim of battery to move forward.

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Kevin Spacey is expected to testify in his own defense later on Monday in a civil lawsuit accusing the Oscar-winning actor of making an unwanted sexual advance on a 14-year-old boy in 1986. A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed one of the claims brought against Spacey by Anthony Rapp, who was 14 when he says Spacey climbed on top of him at a party at his Manhattan apartment. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterKaplan allowed Rapp's claim of battery to stand. Rapp, now 50, testified earlier this month that Spacey, who was then 26, was intoxicated and the experience scarred him. Spacey has denied Rapp's accusations and sexual assault allegations by others.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said that, contrary to his claims in legal filings, subjecting Trump to a deposition in the case would not impose an "undue burden" on him. Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, five months after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. "We are pleased that Judge Kaplan agreed with our position not to stay discovery in this case." Trump accused Carroll of making up the original accusation and said the courts should have thrown out the lawsuit. Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, has said she also plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress.

☆ Trump loses bid to delay rape accuser's lawsuit ahead of deposition
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to delay a defamation lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll after he denied having raped her, ahead of a deposition of the former U.S. president scheduled for Oct. 19. Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, five months after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s in a Manhattan department store dressing room. More recently, Trump also claimed that he was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law immunizing government employees from defamation claims. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan left it to a Washington, D.C., appeals court to decide whether Trump acted as president when he branded Carroll a liar in 2019. Separate from the defamation lawsuit, Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional distress.

☆ Anthony Rapp testifies he ‘could not escape’ his memory of incident with Kevin Spacey
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Sonia Moghe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Anthony Rapp testified Tuesday in a civil trial against Kevin Spacey about the emotional distress he says the actor has caused him. “Every time I saw him on the screen I was reminded, I could not escape that memory,” Rapp testified. “I wanted to tell someone what had happened,” Rapp testified. His first time seeing Spacey after the incident was during his brief appearance in the 1988 film “Working Girl.”“It was as if somebody had poked me with a cattle prod,” Rapp testified of seeing Spacey on screen. Rapp testified that he did not see a draft of the article and that he was concerned about public backlash for speaking out.

☆ Donald Trump seeks end to rape accuser's defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is seeking a quick end to the defamation lawsuit by an author who claims he raped her more than a quarter century ago. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, said "nothing has changed" and the case should proceed. The former Elle magazine columnist still plans to sue Trump for battery and inflicting emotional distress in a separate lawsuit in November. Tuesday's decision set aside Kaplan's ruling that Trump was neither acting as president when discussing Carroll, nor a federal employee for purposes of her case. The case is Carroll v Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Donald Trump wins ruling in rape accuser Carroll's defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan asked an appeals court in Washington to weigh in on whether the laws of that district shielded Trump from liability. Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, and had been hoping to go to trial as soon as next February. On Sept. 20, Kaplan said Carroll planned to sue Trump for battery and inflicting emotional distress even if the defamation claims were thrown out. 'WE DO NOT PASS JUDGMENT'Trump claimed he was shielded from Carroll's lawsuit by a federal law immunizing government employees from defamation claims. That would have ended Carroll's case, because the United States had not waived its immunity from defamation claims.

☆ Appeals court stops short of declaring Donald Trump immune from rape accuser claim
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with his supporters at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoNEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday stopped short of declaring Donald Trump immune from author E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit, saying it needed guidance on whether Trump was acting as U.S. president when he denied raping her. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan asked an appeals court in Washington to weigh in on whether the laws of that district shielded Trump from liability. The Manhattan court also handed Trump a victory in declaring he was a U.S. government "employee" when he allegedly defamed Carroll, a condition underlying his immunity claim. Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, said in a statement she was "confident" the District of Columbia court would let the case proceed.

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