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Doing what he could to brace himself, Rapp watched Spacey films such asL.A.
Confidential,Se7en, Glengarry Glenn Ross, and several others.
As time had gone on, it got harder to do.American Beautywas especially challenging.
He was playing a character where he was sexually involved with a teenager, Rapp said.
It felt unpleasantly familiar.
He didnt watch another Spacey movie after that.
He admitted to throwing a pencil at a TV during an Oscars party when Spacey appeared onscreen.
I threw a pencil in the spirit of throwing a rubber chicken, he said.
Rapps team also tried to address any defense efforts to portray Rapp as emotionally volatile.
Rapp was matter-of-fact while testifying on direct examination, though at times his voice seemed strained.
A coterie of apparent Spacey supporters was present at court.
Despite the made-for-tabloid nature of this case, jurors didnt seem all that starstruck as testimony progressed.
One even appeared to doze off during the morning.
When cross-examination began, Spaceys team challenged Rapp on his public statements about coming forward.
Bottom line is, your acceptance speech in 2018 was not truthful, was it?
Jennifer Keller, one of Spaceys lawyers, said.
Im learning right now that it wasnt true.
It wasnt how I remembered the events unfolding when I thought back on them, Rapp conceded.
Keller then seized on this to challenge Rapps memory.
These events that youre talking about here, they werent 31 years old, were they?
Keller asked about his description of speaking out.
There were not, Rapp conceded.
And yet you got them completely wrong, did you not?
Keller seized on a moment when Rapp failed to provide extensive details about how Spacey moved around his apartment.
