NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Spacey remained composed Tuesday during cross examination at a civil trial, repeatedly rejecting suggestions that he wasnt telling the truth when he denied an actors claims that he made a sexual advance on him when he was 14 in the 1980s.

His testimony for several hours on cross examination by a lawyer for actor Anthony Rapp, 50, went smoothly enough that Spaceys lawyer did not ask any questions after the examination was completed by early afternoon. Rapp testified earlier in the trial, now in its third week. He is seeking $40 million in damages.

Addressing Rapps lawyer as sir, Spacey didnt seem rattled a day after he emotionally testified that he regretted following the advice of his handlers to be friendly and cordial in responding to Rapps claims in 2017 that Spacey picked him up and briefly laid on top of him on a bed in his apartment in 1986 when Rapp was 14 and he was 26.

In my heart, I did not believe this had happened, Spacey said of his reaction to the claims. He said he was terrified and went along with his handlers proposal of a public statement saying he didnt recall the encounter but if it happened, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior.

The whole thing was horrifying, Spacey said.

Rapps claims, and those of others, abruptly interrupted what had been a high-flying career for the two-time Academy Award winning actor, who lost his job on the Netflix series House of Cards and saw other opportunities dry up. Rapp is a regular on TVs Star Trek: Discovery and was part of the original Broadway cast of Rent.