“American Beauty” actor Kevin Spacey has settled a sexual assault lawsuit that was submitted by an anonymous therapist, according to papers filed in court on Monday.
Therefore, the lawsuit has been dismissed, and the case will be officially closed when the judge signs off on it, the Blast reported. A “dismissal with prejudice” means that the lawsuit cannot be filed again.
An unnamed plaintiff, “John Doe,” alleged that Spacey engaged in misconduct at a private residence in Malibu, California, according to reports. Spacey’s lawyers said that the case shouldn’t be allowed to move forward because his identity was being protected, but a judge in the case allowed it to proceed.
After the accuser died, the accuser’s son went to the court to allow him to become an administrator to his father’s estate after he died, the Reporter said.
More than a dozen people have accused Spacey, whose real name is Kevin Fowler, of misconduct. One of them was Ari Behn, who was married to Norway’s Princess Martha Louise. Behn reportedly committed suicide on Christmas Day.
In July, Massachusetts prosecutors dropped charges against Spacey of an alleged assault in 2016, the Post noted.
Spacey has denied all the allegations of sexual misconduct.
On Christmas Eve, Spacey released an unusual video of him stoking a fire and using cryptic language. He appears to take on the accent and accent of “House of Cards” character Frank Underwood in the video.
The “Usual Suspects” actor then says it’s been a “pretty good year” and that he “got his health back.” For 2020, he wants “more good in this world.”
While addressing the viewers, Spacey says, “I know what you’re thinking: ‘Can he be serious?’ I’m dead serious.”
He continues, “The next time someone does something you don’t like, you can go on the attack. But you can also hold your fire and do the unexpected. You can kill them with kindness.”
The video ends with ominous music and him smiling.
