{"id":1961147,"date":"2023-06-30T07:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-actor-kevin-spacey-is-a-sexual-bully-london-court-told\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T11:04:19","slug":"u-s-actor-kevin-spacey-is-a-sexual-bully-london-court-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-actor-kevin-spacey-is-a-sexual-bully-london-court-told\/","title":{"rendered":"London court hears that Kevin Spacey is a &#8216;sexual bully&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-actor-kevin-spacey-is-a-sexual-bully-london-court-told%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Kevin Spacey: The Aggressive &#8220;Sexual Bully&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; In a gripping trial that has captured global attention, Kevin Spacey, the Oscar-winning U.S. actor, is facing charges of historic sex offences. The British prosecutor, Christine Agnew, has described Spacey as an aggressive &#8220;sexual bully&#8221; who shows no respect for personal boundaries or space. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen allegations of historic sex offences committed against four men, then aged in their 20s and 30s, which are said to have taken place between 2001 and 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the prosecution case at London\u2019s Southwark Crown Court, lawyer Christine Agnew told the jury Spacey was an extremely famous actor who had won a number of awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is also, the prosecution allege, a man who sexually assaults other men,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA man who does not respect personal boundaries or space, a man who it would seem delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable \u2013 a sexual bully. His preferred method of assault is it appears to grab aggressively other men in the crotch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spacey, who is being tried under his full name Kevin Spacey Fowler, watched from the dock, wearing a grey suit, a gold-coloured tie and glasses.    <\/p>\n<p>The charges against him include repeated incidents of indecent and sexual assaults.<\/p>\n<p>He is also accused of a more serious offence of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of the men wanted to be touched by Kevin Spacey Fowler in a sexual way but he doesn\u2019t seem to have cared very much for their feelings \u2013 he did what he wanted to do \u2013 for his own personal sexual gratification,\u201d Agnew said.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the allegations of one man, she said Spacey had repeatedly grabbed and groped him, forced his hand onto the actor\u2019s genitalia, and had smacked his backside really hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt may well be that the defendant got a sexual thrill out of this type of sexual aggression \u2013 it is certainly a consistent feature of three out of the four complainants,\u201d Agnew said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the jury would have to decide whether the accusers, some of whom are suing the actor in civil courts, were telling the truth. Spacey\u2019s response to the allegations was to say some were made up while other encounters were consensual, Agnew said.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is only right that you might feel a little star struck or overwhelmed that you are part of the jury to try such a famous person but \u2026 you must keep yourself grounded and true to the oath that you have taken,\u201d Agnew told jurors.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is due to last about four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey, who won Oscars for best actor in \u201cAmerican Beauty\u201d (1999) and best supporting actor in \u201cThe Usual Suspects\u201d (1995), spent more than a decade working in London as artistic director for the British capital\u2019s Old Vic theatre from 2004 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Once one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars, he has largely disappeared from public view since being accused of sexual misconduct six years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/u-s-actor-kevin-spacey\/attachment\/actor-kevin-spacey-faces-trial-over-charges-related-to-allegations\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Democrats accuse anyone questioning the 2020 election of being conspiracy theorists, but a few years ago these same Democrats warned we couldn\u2019t trust our voting systems.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The latest GDP data released today shows that the economy experienced higher-than-expected growth, reaching 2% in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The President continues to promote his \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 and mentions that inflation has come down from its record-breaking high about a year ago, but it remains high.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sound of Freedom, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-integrity\/\" title=\"Ensuring fair elections.\">moving exposing child trafficking<\/a> is set to hit theaters on July 4th. The movie is based on a true story. One America\u2019s Stella Escobedo spoke with the film producer and actor, Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui .<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Supreme Court issues a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-deploys-40000-officers-to-quell-riots\/\" title=\"France sends 40,000 officers to end riots.\">highly-anticipated ruling eliminating race-based college admissions programs<\/a>. One America\u2019s Stella Escobedo spoke with Mitch Kokai, senior political analyst at the John Locke Foundation, about the decision.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BENGALURU (Reuters) -Embattled Indian edtech startup Byju\u2019s is looking for investors to sell a part of its stake in the educational institute\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BENGALURU (Reuters) -Embattled Indian edtech startup Byju\u2019s is looking for investors to sell a part of its stake in the educational institute\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak\u2019s government on Friday asked London\u2019s High Court to stop a public\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak\u2019s government on Friday asked London\u2019s High Court to stop a public\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Spacey, 63, is facing trial on sex offence charges as a British prosecutor accuses him of being an aggressive &#8220;sexual bully&#8221; who disregards personal boundaries and assaults men. 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