Kevin Spacey Called ‘Sexual Bully’ as London Court Case Begins

Opening statements in Kevin Spacey‘s new courtroom case have begun, with prosecutors labeling the actor as a “sexual bully” that “delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable.”

Kevin Spacey’s newest courtroom case opened this week

In a report on the courtroom proceedings by Deadline, Spacey was as soon as once more accused of a wide range of actrs of sexual assault, with prosecutor Christine Agnew KC noting that Spacey has beforehand grabbed “aggressively other men in the crotch,” as nicely as a litany of different acts.

In complete, Spacey has 12 fees towards him, together with sexual assault and indecent assault, with completely different fees alleged to have occurred in a spread from 2001 all the best way to 2013.

“None of the men wanted to be touched by Kevin Spacey Fowler in a sexual way but he doesn’t seem to have cared very much for their feelings,” mentioned Agnew in her statements to open the case. “He did what he wanted to do for his own personal sexual gratification. What does the defendant say in answer to these allegations? Well, in relation to some he suggests that they are quite simply made up. In relation to others, he accepts that there was a sexual encounter between him and the other man but asserts that anything that took place would have taken place with the consent of the other man.”

While Spacey has denied all allegations, he additionally mentioned that, because of the fees, he thinks persons are “afraid” to help him.

Last yr, a New York jury discovered that Spacey didn’t sexually assault actor Antony Rapp, who first got here ahead towards Spacey in 2017. Spacey says the leads to London must be much like these in New York.

“The moment scrutiny is applied, these things fall apart,” Spacey mentioned. “That’s what happened in the Rapp trial, and that’s what will happen in this case.”

Once heralded as a legendary actor, Spacey’s profession got here to a screeching halt in 2017 when he was accused of creating sexual advances on then-14-year-old Anthony Rapp (an actor who appeared in a Broadway present with Spacey) in 1986. More allegations got here ahead following that, resulting in Netflix reducing ties with Spacey on their deliberate movie Gore, as nicely as eradicating him from the ultimate season of the collection House of Cards.