{"id":1972806,"date":"2023-07-14T07:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-misread-the-signs-but-did-not-assault-man-actor-tells-london-court\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T07:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:21:14","slug":"kevin-spacey-misread-the-signs-but-did-not-assault-man-actor-tells-london-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-spacey-misread-the-signs-but-did-not-assault-man-actor-tells-london-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey misunderstood signals but did not assault man, actor claims in London court."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fkevin-spacey-misread-the-signs-but-did-not-assault-man-actor-tells-london-court%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=1972806&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>By Sam Tobin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LONDON (Reuters) \u2013<\/strong> Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey said on Friday he \u201cdefinitely misread the signs\u201d when he allegedly grabbed a man\u2019s crotch, as he faced prosecutors\u2019 questions at his London trial on charges of sex offences against four men.<\/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 all the charges allegedly committed between 2001 and 2013 and said in evidence on Thursday that he was \u201ccrushed\u201d by the accusations.<\/p>\n<p>The four accusers have said Spacey, who is standing trial at Southwark Crown Court, aggressively groped them and, in the case of one complainant, performed oral sex on him while he was passed out in Spacey\u2019s flat.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Academy Award winner was questioned on Friday by prosecutor Christine Agnew, who asked Spacey whether he regularly used \u201cthe crotch grab\u201d when he met men for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey said he did not, adding: \u201cIt is the term grabbing a crotch or groping a crotch that I object to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he was \u201can affectionate person\u201d and would hug people when he met them, but that he would not pursue someone if they did not appear to be interested in him.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey also said: \u201cI, at times, was promiscuous and I had casual, indiscriminate sexual encounters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agnew asked Spacey if he felt a \u201cfrisson of excitement\u201d if he propositioned straight men. The actor said: \u201cI don\u2019t know if somebody\u2019s gay or straight by looking at them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor was asked about one of the four complainants, who alleges Spacey gave him an \u201cawkward\u201d hug, kissing his neck and then grabbed his crotch, after he went with friends to where Spacey was staying near Oxford in central England.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey has admitted making a \u201cclumsy pass\u201d at the man, but denied sexually assaulting him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely misread the signs that I thought (the man) was sending, I accept that,\u201d Spacey said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey added that his contact with the man was not \u201cwhat you would call a grab or a grope \u2013 it is a gentle touch\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Agnew asked if there had been \u201cthe beginning of a squeeze\u201d of the man\u2019s genitals, which Spacey said there may have been.<\/p>\n<p>Spacey described his encounters with two of the other complainants as \u201cconsensual interactions\u201d, adding: \u201cIf they went further than they wanted, they didn\u2019t tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the fourth complainant, who alleges Spacey painfully grabbed his crotch like \u201ca cobra\u201d in the mid-2000s, had \u201cmade up his entire story from beginning to end\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Sam Tobin; editing by Mark Heinrich)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/kevin-spacey-misread-the\/attachment\/actor-kevin-spacey-faces-trial-over-charges-related-to-allegations-5\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>The Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security carries out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-department-of-homeland-security-makes-child-pornography-bust\/\" title=\"Oklahoma DHS makes child porn bust.\">major child pornography sting<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p>One suspect faces 20 years in prison, in addition to paying restitution to his victims.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Secret Service cleans up White House Marijuana and Cocaine, while Bob Iger tells Hollywood workers to eat cake<\/h2>\n<p>This week\u2019s NATO summit in Lithuania focused heavily on Ukraine and the bloc\u2019s ongoing conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>The Internet is still ablaze as the mystery woman, caught on video on an American Airlines flight who began yelling that a fellow passenger was \u201cnot real!\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 A U.S. federal court rejected the Federal Trade Commission\u2019s request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold off on\u2026<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -China\u2019s BYD Co has submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build\u2026<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>SEOUL (Reuters) \u2013 Tesla began selling its Model Y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mixed-martial-arts-hill-to-vacate-ufc-title-after-suffering-achilles-injury\/\" title=\"MMA champ Hill to relinquish UFC title due to Achilles injury.\">rear-wheel drive car<\/a> on Friday in South Korea at a price of 56.99\u2026<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) \u2013 Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday he held a call with billionaire Elon Musk to discuss\u2026<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey admitted to misinterpreting signals as he faced prosecutors&#8217; inquiries in his London trial for alleged sexual offenses against four men. 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