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At the time, Rapp was 14 years old and Spacey was 26.
Rappsued Spacey in 2020over the alleged incident.
I grew up in a very complicated family dynamic, Spacey said at the beginning of his testimony.
The family moved frequently, and his father fell into disturbing ideas and associates.
My father was a white supremacist and a neo-Nazi, Spacey said.
But, Spacey continued, that was when his own hatred of bigotry and intolerance began.
My father would scream at me, Dont be a .
Spaceys testimony turned exceedingly theatrical after the lunch break.
Spacey left the witness box and stood in front of the graphic.
But Spaceys demeanor changed when he recalled learning about Rapps allegations.
He claimed he and his representatives had worked tirelessly to figure out a response.
They had told him he couldnt just deny the allegations or he would be victim-shaming.
At around this time, he started crying in the courtroom.
He also came out as a gay man in this apology statement.
Spacey said he regrets apologizing for something he didnt do and for coming out at that exact moment.
It was never my intention, and I never would have done anything to hurt the gay community.
I have to own that.
It was really wrong, and it was really bad, and I am deeply sorry.
I was pinned underneath him, Rappsaid.
I didnt really know what to do.
Rapp said he had felt like a deer in headlights.
He claimed to suffer an ongoing emotional toll.
It was as if someone had poked me with a cattle prod, Rappremembered.
He continued to see Spaceys films out of a sense of duty as an actor.
The last he saw wasAmerican Beauty.
He was playing a character where he was sexually involved with a teenager, Rapp said.
It felt unpleasantly familiar.
Spaceys team has repeatedly contended that Rapp was motivated by spite over the now-fallen stars continued success.
This is a developing story.
