Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey who is alleged to have sexually grabbed a man he met in a pub near Oxford told jurors he “objects to the term ‘grabbing a crotch’.”

The House of Cards star has denied he is a sexual bully as he told a jury he “did not have a power wand that I waved in front of people’s faces whenever I wanted someone to go to bed with me.”

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As he continued to give evidence from the witness box on Friday, (July 14) the Hollywood star labelled the prosecution’s case against him as “weak” – accusing one alleged victim of being after “money, money and then money”.

He told Southwark Crown Court he could have had sex “all the time” but found it hard to trust people because of his fame.

Spacey said he “objected” to the term “crotch grab” that his alleged victims had used in accusations against him and denied it was a “trademark” move.

Addressing the suggestion that he might have “ignored” signs from the four complainants, Spacey said he “definitely misread” signs from one man who rejected an alleged sexual grab at an expensive property he was staying at in the Cotswolds in the early 2010s.

Spacey said the complainant who drove him to a lavish showbiz party in the early 2000s made allegations against him because he was “terribly ribbed and embarrassed” about choosing to engage sexually with the actor.

Prosecutor Christine Agnew KC asked Spacey: “Do you think that you might have misinterpreted what they were doing or saying?”

The actor replied: “If they went further than they wanted… they did not let me know that.”

Spacey said it “seems that they regretted what they did at a later time”.

Questioned on whether he thought people were tempted by his approaches because of “who you are”, the defendant said: “I hope they liked me because they liked me, not because of who I am.”

He continued: “I was a very fortunate actor who got some very remarkable film roles.”

Continuing to question the actor, Miss Agnew then asked: “Did you ever feel lonely in those years?”

“Of course,” Spacey answered.

Miss Agnew continued: “Did you then reach out to people sexually in order to ease that burden?”

Spacey replied: “Welcome to life. Yes, yes I did.”

Asked if he found a “thrill” out of taking “sexual risks” such as one-night stands, Spacey responded by saying he was “open” about the times he had been “promiscuous”.

“It doesn’t make me a bad person,” the actor added.

Miss Agnew then asked Spacey: “Have you found that due to your status and position, people normally did what you wanted them to do?”

“No,” the actor replied.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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