Kevin Spacey has begun taking to the stand and defending himself against the numerous sexual assault allegations during his U.K.
trial this week. According to People, the 63-year-old Academy Award winner presented his side of the allegations for the first time at Southwark Crown Court in London on Thursday.
The “American Beauty” actor shook the entertainment industry upside down when he faced several sexual assault allegations in 2017, all from male victims, with the cases ranging from 2001 to 2013, as reported by The Guardian. READ MORE: Prosecutor Says Oscar-Winning Actor Kevin Spacey Is ‘A Sexual Bully’ Who Preys On Men Spacey vehemently denies all of the allegations, referring to one of them as “madness” during Thursday’s evidence showing.
While addressing one allegation that claims the Emmy-nominated actor touched him while driving to an industry party in the early 2000s, Spacey denied the touch as assault, describing it as “romantic,” and said the two had already developed an “intimate relationship,” per the BBC News.
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