After a federal jury rejected his accuser’s sexual abuse claims, Kevin Spacey will collect nearly $40,000 from fellow actor Anthony Rapp for the costs of litigation.

The bill of costs signed by a court clear in a filing released on Friday imposes $39,083.63 in costs on Rapp, who accused Spacey of making an unwanted sexual advance at him at his home in 1986. The then-future Rent star said that he was 14 years old at the time.

Spacey’s attorney Chase Scolnick celebrated the development — but said that the compensation will only go so far.

“We are pleased with the jury’s verdict finding Mr. Rapp’s allegations false and the Court’s order awarding Mr. Spacey $40,000,” Scolnick told Law&Crime in an email. “But these costs do little to compensate Mr. Spacey for the harm Mr. Rapp’s false allegations caused him.”

In late October, a federal jury quickly sided against Rapp and with Spacey, finding the House of Cards star not liable for sexual battery. The verdict continued Spacey’s winning streak in swatting away claims of serial sexual abuse, both in criminal and civil court.

Three years ago in 2019, Spacey prevailed in a criminal case in Massachusetts after prosecutors said the complaining witness was “unavailable.” That accuser, Michael O’Keefe, had claimed he was 18 years old when Spacey allegedly got him drunk, unzipped his pants and groped him in a crowded restaurant, according to NPR. The actor’s attorney claimed the accuser deleted text messages that would have proven...

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