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Kevin Spaceywas cleared in his New Yorksexual-misconduct civil trialon October 20.
When the verdict was read, a clap rang out in the courtroom.
Spacey said nothing as he left the courthouse.
He walked wordlessly through a throng of photographers into a waiting black SUV.
Were very grateful that this American jury saw through these false allegations.
Mr. Spacey is deeply grateful, said his lead attorney,Jennifer Keller.
Spacey still faces a criminal case in London.
At times, one genuinely wondered about the ideas behind certain rhetorical constructions that littered the closing arguments.
Barrowman and Spacey testified that the trio returned to Spaceys Upper East Side apartment.
Look at my view, come pet my dog, Steigman said of Spacey inviting them to his apartment.
This is what this adult is doing with these two teenagers.
Rapp went to the bathroom.
He wants to tell you, Well, Barrowman is a man at 19.
Whats wrong with that?
In what world is this an appropriate thing to do?
Did he think Anthony was going to sit on the bed and watch TV?
You know what he was thinking.
You know what was going on there.
Then came her chaser, a passive-aggressive dig at his area of practice.
Im a little behind in that derby.
As for Rapps allegations, she said, This didnt happen.
It just didnt happen.
Rapp, Keller said, had long harbored animosity toward Spacey for not coming out.
There was also the matter of Me Too.
Keller praised the movements importance but described it through the lens of male-female violence.
Closings concluded after about two and a half hours.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
