MALIBU, CA. (THECOUNT) — An anonymous massage therapist who accused Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him died as his lawsuit against the actor proceeded, Huffpo is reporting Wednesday.
Spacey’s attorneys reportedly filed a notice in federal court on Tuesday stating that the accuser’s legal team notified them on Sept. 11 that its client had “recently passed.” The circumstances of his death have not yet been released.
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The individual, listed only as “John Doe” in the lawsuit, had accused Spacey of groping him and trying to force him into oral sex during a private massage session at a private residence in Malibu, California.
Neither Doe’s legal team nor Spacey’s legal team immediately responded to HuffPost’s requests for comment.
Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct by over a dozen men, including actors Anthony Rapp and Harry Dreyfuss, the son of Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
A lawsuit accusing Spacey of groping an 18-year-old busboy was dismissed after the plaintiff pleaded the Fifth Amendment during an evidentiary hearing. He had claimed the “American Beauty” actor grabbed his genitals in 2016 at a bar where he worked in Nantucket.
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Geo quick facts: Malibu is a city west of Los Angeles, California. It’s known for its celebrity homes and beaches, including wide and sandy Zuma Beach. To the east is Malibu Lagoon State Beach, known as Surfrider Beach for its waves. Nearby is the Spanish Revival–style Adamson House, with local history displays in its Malibu Lagoon Museum. Inland, trails weave through canyons, waterfalls and grasslands in the Santa Monica Mountains. California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Hilly San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and cable cars – wikipedia.