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The dismissal by U.S. District Judge Lewis
Kaplan in Manhattan came after lawyers for the man known in
court papers as "C.D." said revealing his identity would cause
"sudden unwanted attention" and be "simply too much for him to
bear."
Kaplan ruled on May 3 that Spacey's fame magnified the public
interest in knowing who C.D. was, and that "fairness" required
he come forward before continuing the civil damages case.
C.D. said he was 14 in 1983 when he and Spacey began a sexual
relationship that ended after he resisted Spacey's attempts to
penetrate him.
The other plaintiff, actor Anthony Rapp, said he was 14 in 1986
when Spacey engaged in an unwanted sexual advance with him
during a party at the actor's home.
Spacey, 61, has denied C.D.'s and Rapp's sexual misconduct
accusations. His lawyers did not immediately respond to requests
for comment.
Peter Saghir, a lawyer for C.D. and Rapp, declined to comment on
Thursday. He has suggested that C.D. might pursue an appeal if
his case were severed from Rapp's.
Spacey has won Oscars for best actor in "American Beauty" and
best supporting actor in "The Usual Suspects."
He also starred in Netflix's "House of Cards" before Netflix
severed its ties with him after sexual misconduct accusations
surfaced in 2017.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Dan
Grebler)
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