Jury finds for Spacey in molestation lawsuit

A civil jury concluded Thursday that actor Kevin Spacey did not molest actor Anthony Rapp decades ago when Rapp was a teenager.

The Associated Press reported that when the verdict was read, Spacey “dropped his head” and then began to hug his lawyers before walking out of the building.

Spacey maintained his innocence throughout the trial and claimed in court that his publicist was the one who made him apologize to Rapp back in 2017 when Rapp made the allegations.

“I was being encouraged to apologize and I’ve learned a lesson, which is never apologize for something that you didn’t do. I regret my entire statement,” Spacey said in court in New York City, as his emotions got the better of him and he began to cry. “It’s my responsibility. I put it out there. It was really wrong. It was really bad and I’m deeply sorry. I have to own that.”