Hollywood star Kevin Spacey instructed a UK courtroom that he was “massive flirt” however didn’t take pleasure in any “aggressive” behaviour.
Spacey entered the witness field of his sexual assault trial in south London on Thursday.
The Southwark Crown Court docket has earlier heard the testimony of 4 males, who can’t be named for authorized causes, accusing Spacey of sexual offences between 2001 and 2013.
One complainant alleged the actor assaulted him a number of instances and, particularly, grabbed him whereas he was driving Spacey to a celebration, almost inflicting him to “come off the highway”.
Spacey in his testimony admitted to having touched the person however mentioned “it didn´t occur in a violent, aggressive, painful approach”.
“It was light… and it was, in my thoughts, romantic,” Spacey, sporting a darkish swimsuit and glasses, instructed the jury.
Spacey claimed there was a mutual flirtatious relationship between them and described himself as a “massive flirt”.
However the alleged sufferer “made it clear that he didn’t wish to go any additional,” the 63-year-old actor added.
Spacey mentioned he felt “crushed” after the allegations have been made towards him, saying it was like a “stab within the again”.
Requested concerning the testimony of one other alleged sufferer, who accused Spacey of creating crude remarks at a celeb occasion earlier than grabbing his crotch, Spacey described them as “insanity”.
“I by no means mentioned any of the issues that he claims I mentioned to him and wouldn´t and by no means need to anybody in my life,” Spacey mentioned.
He additionally claimed he didn´t recognise the complainant when proven a photograph of him.
Spacey, an Academy Award winner for “The Standard Suspects” and “American Magnificence”, was creative director of London´s Previous Vic theatre from 2004 to 2015.
He has denied three counts of indecent assault, seven counts of sexual assault and certainly one of inflicting an individual to interact in sexual exercise with out consent.
He has additionally pleaded not responsible to 1 depend of inflicting an individual to interact in penetrative sexual exercise with out consent.