Kevin Spacey fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career.
News of those accusations led others to come forward, including four men in England who said the two-time Oscar winner sexually assaulted them between 2001 and 2013. Spacey spoke in a calm tone and earnest demeanour, raising his voice in contempt only briefly to address some of the allegations.At times, he was humorous, humble and self-deprecating as he breezed over a career in acting that began, he joked, when he emerged from his mother’s womb. He repeatedly dropped names of some of the stars in his universe, including high school classmate Val Kilmer and Judi Dench — whom he said he taught to play ping-pong.
Spacey took a pause in his testimony as he recalled the “intimate” and “somewhat sexual” friendship he shared with a man now accusing the actor of violently groping him. He said he was “crushed” the man accused him of sexual assault.“I never thought that [the man] I knew would ... 20 years later stab me in the back,” Spacey said.
Addressing the most serious charge in the case, Spacey raised his voice and denied the suggestion he drugged a man before assaulting him. “The person that I had this intimate moment with was suddenly awkward and fumbling,” he said. “If he regretted it immediately, I don’t know. I can’t speak for him, but something was weird.”Spacey said he primarily accepted the account of a fourth man who accused the actor of kissing his neck twice and grabbing his crotch during a night of heavy drinking.
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