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Kevin Spacey found not guilty of sexual assault charges against four men
Kevin Spacey has been cleared of sexual assault charges in a London trial.The actor was acquitted of all nine charges at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday (July 26), including seven counts of sexual assault, one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.As reported by Reuters, Spacey began to cry when the verdict was returned by the jury, before he thanked court staff.During the four-week trial, Spacey was accused of sexual offences against four men, alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2013. He was accused of performing a sex act on a former aspiring actor while he slept, and of several other assaults – including grabbing a driver’s crotch during a car ride to a celebrity party outside London.Ahead of the trial, Spacey denied all the charges and described the prosecution’s case against him as “weak”.In court, the actor said he had been “open” about times he had been “promiscuous”, saying: “It doesn’t make me a bad person.”During his closing speech, Spacey’s defence barrister, Patrick Gibbs KC, accused three of the four men of lying “for reasons which, ultimately, will only ever be known to themselves”, while suggesting the fourth was intoxicated.“It’s not a crime to like sex, even if you’re famous and it’s not a crime to have sex, even if you’re famous, and it’s not a crime to have casual sex,” Gibbs told jurors.
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The 1975 banned from performing in Malaysia, festival canceled after Matty Healy same-sex kiss with bandmate
British pop-rock band The 1975 has been banned from performing in Malaysia a day after the band’s frontman Matty Healy slammed the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and then kissed his bandmate, bassist Ross MacDonald.  The country, where homosexuality is illegal, also canceled the remainder of the Good Vibes Festival Saturday, which was supposed to run the rest of the weekend with several other acts.  "There will be no compromise against any party that challenges, disparages and violates Malaysian laws," Malaysia’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in a statement, according to Reuters.   He added, "never touch on the sensitivities of the community, especially those that are against the traditions and values ​​of the local culture."  The Good Vibes Festival said in a statement they "deeply regret" the cancelation of the festival due to the "controversial conduct and remarks made by UK artist Matty Healy from the band 1975."  The statement added that Malaysia’s Ministry of Communication has "underlined its unwavering stance against any parties that challenge, ridicule, or contravene Malaysian laws."           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Good Vibes Festival (@goodvibesfest) A government committee also clarified that The 1975 has been banned from the country.  "I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with," Healy said in a lengthy onstage speech Friday, saying they had considered canceling but didn’t want to disappoint their fans.
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