American actor Kevin Spacey, who faces multiple sexual assault charges in London, spoke for the first time during his trial on Thursday, claiming he was a “huge flirt” but denying any “aggressive” behavior.
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The 63-year-old star, who has been on trial since late June, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges of sexually assaulting four men between 2001 and 2013, including from 2004 when he was director of London’s Old Vic theatre.
All four alleged victims gave evidence during the trial at Crown Court in London. All have spoken out about the sexual assault they are said to have suffered and the difficulties in denouncing the behavior of a star as influential as Kevin Spacey.
Coming back to the testimony of the first plaintiff, who alleges multiple assaults on the actor, particularly while the alleged victim was behind the wheel, Kevin Spacey, dressed in a dark suit, admitted touching the plaintiff but denied any “violent” behavior .” , “aggressive” or “painful”.
“He grabbed me so hard (in the private parts) that I almost went off the road,” the applicant explained during his questioning. “I pushed him against the door and said, ‘Don’t do that again or I’ll give you one.'”
“It was cute (…) and it was in my romantic mood,” Mr. Spacey retorted Thursday. “What happened is not what he (the complainant) described.”
He claimed there was a mutual flirtation between the two men and that he himself was “a big flirt”.
“We had fun together,” he said, adding that they never had sex because the alleged victim “was clear and didn’t want to move on.”
Kevin Spacey claimed he was “heartbroken” by the charges and accused the first plaintiff of “stabbing him in the back”.
Asked about the allegations by the third plaintiff, who accused Kevin Spacey of speaking very violently to him and “grabbing his crotch with such force that it was really painful,” the US actor said it was “insane.” “.
Kevin Spacey, who appears clear, has denied all allegations, saying some are fabricated and others consensual.
The trial of the American actor, who won two Oscars for his roles in American Beauty and Usual Suspects, is set to last a month.