, a dozen men came forward to say the line between Spacey and his on-screen persona was far too blurry., the fallout for Spacey was swift and brutal.
Spacey faced nine criminal charges, including seven sexual-assault counts and two of indecent assault, against four men.As the verdict was read, the actor wept, mouthed "thank you, thank you" to the jurors, and wiped away tears with a tissue.At the peak of his power, Spacey was a two-time Oscar winner and the jewel in Netflix's crown as the streaming giant invested billions in producing original content.
"A man who does not respect personal boundaries or space, a man who it would seem delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable, a sexual bully," prosecutor Christine Agnew told the Southwark Crown Court. In a police interview shown to the jurors, the man said he was driving Spacey to a party hosted by Elton John when the actor grabbed his penis with such force that he almost crashed.
Dressed in a white shirt and orange-tinted sunglasses, the superstar sighed loudly and complained that he couldn't hear the courtroom due to a shoddy Zoom connection. The man said he initially stayed silent because the Hollywood star was seen as a "golden boy", but Spacey denied ever meeting the complainant.
While Spacey accepted he met the man, and perhaps made a clumsy pass at him, he denied behaving in a criminal or aggressive manner."This has happened to millions of people who make a pass at someone, got the wrong signals, are embarrassed and try to move on."The most serious allegation against Spacey was made by a man who claimed he was lured back to the actor's London apartment.
Spacey initially denied knowing one of his accusers, but later said they had a "romantic" and consensual encounter. "We had a consensual and, I believe, a very nice and lovely evening. If he regretted it immediately I don't know, I can't speak for him, but something was weird — it was strange," Spacey said.Throughout the trial, Spacey's legal team cast him as the victim — a supremely talented and famous actor, whose star power left him lonely and mistrustful of others.
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