The 'Usual Suspects' actor downplays one of his alleged victims' accusation while insisting grabbing men's privates was not his 'first move' when looking for a potential lover.
- Jul 14, 2023
AceShowbiz - Kevin Spacey claims grabbing men's privates is not "generally" the "first move" he would make on a potential love. On a trial facing 12 charges of sexual assault - which he denies, the Oscar-winning actor, 63, told London's Southwark Crown Court on Friday, July 14 one of his alleged victims was lying for "money, money - and then money."
Spacey was asked by Christine Agnew KC if a "crotch grab" was something that he would "normally do" to "someone you had met for the first time," as the prosecution's cross-examination of "The Usual Suspects" actor started.
Spacey testified, "No," and when asked if it was a move he had tried before that had worked, and if he considered it his "trademark," the actor hit back, "No. Let me put it this way, it is the term 'grabbing a crotch' or 'groping a crotch' that I object to. That's generally not a first move."
Spacey also told the court he was sure "if I wanted to I could have sex all the time, but I didn't" and stressed he is an "affectionate" man. He added, "Every encounter that we have as humans, that I have had, is unique. The circumstance is unique, the person is unique, and how we have interacted is unique. I can't give you a sort of rundown of what always happens, it's always different."
Spacey admitted he had "definitely misread" signs from one complainant who rejected an alleged sexual grope at a property where he was staying in the early 2010s. The actor added he had "consensual interactions" with two other complainants, one of whom drove him to a celebrity party in the early 2000s, as well as a rising actor who said Spacey drugged him before he woke to the star performing a sex act on him.
The court has been told of an alleged backstage sexual assault in which Spacey is said to have grabbed the man's penis "like a cobra." Spacey's alleged victim said, "It was painful. The grip was quite strong."
The actor is denying seven charges of sexual assault, three of indecent assault, one of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and one of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
The trial continues and is expected to last another three weeks.
