Kevin Spacey’s lawyers have tried to convince the jury that Anthony Rapp fabricated his sexual assault claim in large part because he was envious of their client's success. Legal analysts expressed skepticism that this argument would persuade the jury.
, Jennifer Keller — one of Spacey’s attorneys — argued that Rapp “created a story” and told it “for sympathy, for attention and to raise his profile.”
In the course of the trial, Rapp has said he is proud of his career in the arts, especially his performance as Mark Cohen in the popular musical “Rent,” as well as his supporting role in Richard Linklater’s cult classic “Dazed and Confused.” But through the first five days of the trial in downtown Manhattan, Rapp’s alleged jealousy has been a recurring and striking theme.Michael Crabtree / PA Images via Getty Images file, Keller highlighted that Rapp has never been nominated for an Oscar or a Tony — unlike Spacey, who won Oscars for “The Usual Suspects” and “American Beauty,” plus a Tony for the play “Lost in Yonkers” in 1991.
In his view, Spacey’s lawyers would have a better chance of winning the case if they focused on Rapp’s lawyers’ “$40 million ask.” He went on to say that the jealousy argument “would not be my top choice or even in my top five choices if I was Spacey’s lawyer.”
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