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facing sex assault charges in a London court today, which he has ‘strenuously’ denied.The 62-year-old Oscar-winning actor appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning, where he did not enter pleas to four charges of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.After entering the dock, the actor stood to give his name as Kevin Spacey Fowler, as well as his date of birth as July 26, 1959, and an address in London.Patrick Gibbs QC, defending, said: ‘Mr Spacey strenuously denies any and all criminality in this case.’At the conclusion of the 28-minute hearing in front of Deputy District Judge Tan Ikram, the court also set a date for Spacey’s next appearance, which will be at Southwark Crown Court on July 14 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.Spacey was faced with a hoard of photographers as he turned up to the courthouse a little before 10am, cracking a smile as his team led him through the crowd.The actor, wearing a blue suit, was accompanied by his legal team as well as two police officers, who battled to get him from a silver Mercedes to the entry.The CPS authorised charges against him last month, but the American could only be formally charged once he had travelled to the UK earlier this week.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThe charges are:Last month the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed Spacey, 62, had been charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.The allegations relate to three men, now in their 30s and 40s, in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013,

Ex-Manchester City footballer Joey Barton is set to appear in court today (August 27) after being charged with sending malicious communications online.

Ex-Manchester City footballer Joey Barton has pleaded not guilty to an offence of malicious communications in relation to social media posts to pundit Eni Aluko. Barton, 41, appeared at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (July 3) accused of conveying an indecent or offensive message between January 3 and 8 in connection with posts on social media site X.

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A football fan who sent racist abuse to former England defender Rio Ferdinand has been handed a 12-week suspended sentence.