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Molly Crane-Newman

NYC civil sex abuse trial against actor Kevin Spacey is underway as lawyers shine spotlight on his sexuality

NEW YORK — A New York City jury was asked Thursday not to underestimate decades-old sexual assault allegations against actor Kevin Spacey because he and his accuser are gay.

The request came from a lawyer for Anthony Rapp, as his $40 million civil case against Spacey got underway in Manhattan Federal Court.

Rapp claims the Oscar winner pinned him down on a bed at Spacey’s Upper East Side apartment in 1986, when Rapp was a teen performing on Broadway.

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