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Spacey, tried under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, said in evidence that the case against him was weak, and that the incidents, if they had occurred at all, were consensual. [1/4]Actor Kevin Spacey leaves Southwark Crown Court after he was found not guilty on charges related to allegations of sexual offenses, in London, Britain, July 26, 2023. Spacey became one of several prominent names in entertainment to face allegations of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo movement. The court also heard evidence from singer Elton John and his husband David Furnish, who gave evidence by videolink from Monaco as part of Spacey's defence. Reporting by Michael Holden and Sam Tobin; editing by Kate Holton, Christina Fincher and Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Jury out in actor Kevin Spacey's London sexual offences trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - The jury in U.S. actor Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial in London retired to consider their verdicts on Monday. Spacey, 63, is standing trial at Southwark Crown Court on nine charges of sexual offences against four men between 2004 and 2013 in Britain, where he worked from 2003 as artistic director of London's Old Vic theatre. Three of the four accusers have said Spacey aggressively groped them. The fourth says Spacey sexually assaulted him and then performed oral sex on him while he was passed out in Spacey's flat. Spacey has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and suggested in evidence that his accusers were either lying or reimagining consensual sexual encounters.

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☆ Elton John gives evidence by videolink at Kevin Spacey's London trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside Southwark Crown Court, as his trial over charges related to allegations of sex offences continues, in London, Britain, July 14, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File PhotoLONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Singer Elton John appeared by videolink in a London court on Monday to give evidence at Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty at London's Southwark Crown Court to 12 charges of sexual offences allegedly committed against four men in Britain between 2001 and 2013. The two-time Academy Award winner on Monday called John as a witness, with the British singer appearing by videolink from Monaco. Furnish told the court he remembered asking the complainant "how is the most handsome driver in London?

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☆ Kevin Spacey tells London court sexual assault accusation is 'absolute bollocks'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Agnew suggested to Spacey that grabbing men by the crotch was "your MO, this is your trademark and this is what you do". 'ABSOLUTE BOLLOCKS'Agnew earlier asked Spacey about a complainant who alleges Spacey painfully grabbed his crotch like "a cobra" in the mid-2000s. Spacey asked: "Did he accuse me of grabbing his bollocks?" Spacey replied: "Money, money and then money." Spacey described his encounters with two of the other complainants as "consensual interactions", adding: "If they went further than they wanted, they didn't tell me."

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☆ Kevin Spacey says he never groped victims, UK court hears
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The accusers have said the 63-year-old had aggressively groped them or in one case performed oral sex while the complainant was passed out, with the prosecution describing him as a sexual bully. Spacey likewise said he could not remember the second accuser, an aspiring actor, who says he woke in the actor's London apartment to find he was being assaulted. "I'm certain that I did not attempt to perform oral sex on anyone who fell asleep in my apartment," Spacey's statement said, adding he had never performed oral sex on anyone who had not consented. His statement also said the man's lawyers had contacted him seeking a payment of more than 450,000 pounds. Spacey told police he was "baffled and deeply hurt" that the final accuser, a driver who says Spacey groped him about 12 times, had made his claims.

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☆ Kevin Spacey is a sexual 'predator', alleged victim tells UK court
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - An alleged sex assault victim said Kevin Spacey is a "predator" who performed oral sex on him as he slept in the Oscar-winning U.S. actor's London flat, a London court heard on Monday. His trial on Monday heard the evidence of a fourth complainant, who described Spacey as a sexual "predator" in a recorded police interview played to jurors. Spacey asked him if he wanted to "meet up for a beer and I said 'yeah, of course'," the man told officers. When he woke up a few hours later, Spacey "was just performing oral sex on me ... He added that he told Spacey to stop, after which the actor told him to leave and not tell anyone what had happened.

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☆ 'Slippery' actor Kevin Spacey tried to groom me, man tells UK court
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside the Southwark Crown Court on the day of his trial over charges related to allegations of sex offences, in London, Britain, June 30, 2023. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleSummary Actor Kevin Spacey charged with 12 sex offencesOscar-winner denies all accusationsAlleged victim says he felt ashamedLONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - An alleged sex assault victim of Kevin Spacey said the "slippery" Hollywood actor had tried to "groom" him, and the repeated groping assaults had left him feeling physically sick, a London court heard on Monday. On Monday, the court was shown a recorded police interview with the first of the alleged victims. Describing himself a "man's man", the accuser recounted that he had threatened to knock the actor out if he did it again, to which Spacey had replied "that's such a turn on to me". The man replied he might have got the dates wrong as it had been so long ago.

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☆ U.S. actor Kevin Spacey is a 'sexual bully', London court told
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Opening the prosecution case at London's Southwark Crown Court, lawyer Christine Agnew told the jury the "predatory" Spacey was not just an extremely famous actor who had won a number of awards but "a man who sexually assaults other men". "A man who does not respect personal boundaries or space, a man who it would seem delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable – a sexual bully," Agnew said. Spacey, who is being tried under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, watched proceedings from the dock, wearing a grey suit, a gold-coloured tie and glasses. "Each of these allegations of non-consensual sexual conduct is completely denied," his lawyer Patrick Gibbs said. Actor Kevin Spacey looks on outside the Southwark Crown Court on the day of his trial over charges related to allegations of sex offences, in London, Britain, June 30, 2023.

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☆ Kevin Spacey hails Italy museum for having 'the guts' to honour him
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey poses as he is awarded by the National Museum of Cinema of Turin with the "Stella della Mole Award" in Turin, Italy, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Massimo PincaTURIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Kevin Spacey picked up a career award in Italy on Monday, despite controversy over the sex crime allegations that have tarnished the reputation of the Oscar-winning American actor. The Museum of Cinema in Turin said it handed the prize in recognition of Spacey's "personal aesthetic and authorial contribution to the development of the art of drama." "I am surely blessed and grateful and humbled and my heart is very full tonight toward the Museum of Cinema for having had le palle (the guts) to invite me tonight," he said. In the run-up to the award ceremony, the Turin-based La Stampa newspaper ran an editorial headlined "Italy, land of plenary indulgence".

☆ Actor Kevin Spacey faces more sexual assault charges in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised seven additional charges against Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey for a number of sexual assaults against one man between 2001 and 2004, it said on Wednesday. The new CPS charges include one of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and others of indecent and sexual assault. Spacey, 63, was previously accused of five offences in Britain - four counts of sexual assault by touching, and a more serious charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. 71st Tony Awards – Arrivals – New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - Actor Kevin Spacey. Spacey's defence lawyer in Britain, Patrick Gibbs, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the latest charges.

The jury in Kevin Spacey's sexual abuse trial found that the Oscar-winning actor is not liable for battery against “Star Trek: Discovery star” Anthony Rapp. Rapp alleged that Spacey climbed on top of him at a party in New York City in 1986, when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. “I didn’t ask for him to do that,” he told jurors, referring to Spacey’s alleged sexual advance. Rapp alleged that sometime after that evening, Spacey invited him to a party at his apartment. Rapp testified that he did not recognize anyone at the party, so he went into a bedroom to watch television.

Kevin Spacey is cross examined by Richard Steigman during Anthony Rapp's civil sex abuse case against Spacey in this courtroom sketch from the trial in New York, U.S., October 18, 2022 as U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan presides. REUTERS/Jane RosenbergOct 20 (Reuters) - Closing arguments began on Thursday in Kevin Spacey's civil sex abuse trial, as the Oscar-winning actor fights allegations that he made an unwanted advance on a 14-year-old in 1986. Rapp, at the start of his own Broadway career at the time, said he was able to "swerve my way out" but that the experience scarred him. During the trial, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan dismissed Rapp's claim for emotional distress but allowed the case to proceed on his battery claim. Spacey faces a criminal trial in London next year after pleading not guilty to five sex offense charges over alleged assaults between 2005 and 2013.

☆ Kevin Spacey denies Anthony Rapp's allegation and testifies about 'terrifying' upbringing as the son of a 'neo-Nazi'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Daniel Arkin | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

In a significant development Monday, the judge overseeing the trial tossed out Rapp's claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said that claim "repeats and re-alleges" Rapp's allegation of battery. The actor testified that he "certainly had a degree of shame" about being gay because he grew up with his father's hateful views. Spacey is expected to rebut Rapp's allegation of sexual misconduct on Monday afternoon following a roughly hour-long lunch break. Rapp testified that Spacey invited him to a party at his apartment.

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Kevin Spacey is expected to testify in his own defense later on Monday in a civil lawsuit accusing the Oscar-winning actor of making an unwanted sexual advance on a 14-year-old boy in 1986. A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed one of the claims brought against Spacey by Anthony Rapp, who was 14 when he says Spacey climbed on top of him at a party at his Manhattan apartment. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterKaplan allowed Rapp's claim of battery to stand. Rapp, now 50, testified earlier this month that Spacey, who was then 26, was intoxicated and the experience scarred him. Spacey has denied Rapp's accusations and sexual assault allegations by others.

Rapp, watching Spacey accept his prize, threw a pencil at the screen, he testified this week. Spacey’s lawyers have tried to convince the jury of six men and six women that Rapp fabricated his claim in large part because he was bitterly envious of their client's success. Rapp, they contend, desperately wanted Spacey’s career: the hit films, the plum roles, the two Oscars. But through the first five days of the trial in downtown Manhattan, Rapp’s alleged jealousy has been a recurring and striking theme. “I wanted my career.”Warrington Parker, a San Francisco trial attorney, and Danny Cevallos, an NBC News legal analyst, both described the jealousy argument as a high-risk bet for Spacey’s lawyers.

Rocchio testified that Rapp "did suffer emotional distress, assuming this occurred." She told jurors that Rapp experienced feelings of "shame, guilt and self-blame" as an adolescent. Rapp testified on Wednesday that the alleged encounter with Spacey was "the most traumatic single event of my life" and caused "lingering impacts." Rocchio recalled that Rapp told her he was having trouble remembering his lines of dialogue at some point in 2019. "One of the ways he tried to avoid thinking about things was to throw himself into his work," Rocchio testified.

"Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp testified Wednesday that the moment Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey allegedly climbed on top of him at a New York City party in 1986 was "the most traumatic single event of my life" and caused "lingering impacts." Rapp was 14 at the time of the alleged encounter and Spacey was 26. Rapp testified that at some point, an apparently drunk Spacey entered the room, lifted him up, placed him on a bed and rested his body on top of him. "I never wanted Kevin Spacey's career," Rapp told jurors. Rapp testified that he has shared his Spacey allegation with friends over the years, but he does not know "the number" of people he has told.

Spacey then came in and invited Rapp and Barrowman to dinner at a casual restaurant nearby, Rapp testified. Rapp testified Tuesday that he has no recollection of that visit. Rapp testified that he went on to see six other Spacey movies, including "The Usual Suspects," "L.A. Rapp testified that he shared his allegations privately with at least five friends over the years, including Barrowman. Rapp testified that he was not involved in the publication process and did not see a draft of the article before it was published.

Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside the Manhattan Federal Court during his sex abuse trial in New York, U.S., October 6, 2022. During cross-examination on Tuesday, Spacey's lawyer Jennifer Keller questioned Rapp about his account of the encounter, which Rapp said took place in a bedroom at Spacey's Manhattan apartment during a party. Keller said in her opening statement last week in Manhattan federal court that Spacey, then 26, lived in a studio without a separate bedroom. She has implied the scene resembles what Rapp accuses Spacey of doing to him. Spacey faces a criminal trial in London next year after pleading not guilty to five sex offense charges over alleged assaults between 2005 and 2013.

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