Lawsuit accusing Kevin Spacey of groping dismissed after accuser died
- Dismissal comes a week after Kevin Spacey posted video online and another accuser committed suicide
Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey has emerged somewhat victorious from another legal battle.
The Oscar winner’s US federal lawsuit involving a massage therapist who accused him of sexual assault was dismissed this week, according to court documents obtained by The Los Angeles Times.
The dismissal comes nearly four months after the anonymous accuser died unexpectedly ahead of the trial.
The case, filed in US District Court in Los Angeles, was dismissed with prejudice – meaning that it cannot be refiled.
Sky Alves, a special administrator and legal representative for the masseur’s estate, was also appointed and named as the plaintiff for the record instead of the John Doe.
“Alves and (Kevin Spacey) Fowler, acting through counsel … stipulate and agree to the dismissal with prejudice of this action, including all claims stated against all parties, with each party to bear his or its own attorneys’ fees and costs. The dismissal with prejudice shall occur immediately upon substitution of Alves as plaintiff,” the documents said.