Dushal Mehta, of law firm Fieldfisher, confirmed to the PA news agency that he had issued a claim on behalf of Mr Cannon, and also said that he had waived his anonymity in the claim.
Spacey’s law firm in the civil claim, Carter-Ruck, stated last May the allegations in that claim are the same as those from the criminal trial.
In an interview with former GB News presenter Dan Wootton last year, he said: “I take full responsibility for my past behaviour and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologise to anyone who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me.”.
Rauri Cannon is suing Spacey as well as two organisations connected to the Old Vic Theatre in London, with court records showing the claim was filed on Wednesday.
One of the men, who cannot be identified, has also sued Spacey over his claims he was sexually assaulted by the actor and suffered “psychiatric damage”, which the actor denies.
