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An alleged victim of Kevin Spacey's described the Hollywood actor as a "slippery, snaky, difficult person” and told a police officer his sexual advances were “like he thought he could groom me”, a court has been told.
Footage of the interview with the man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - was shown to jurors at Southwark Crown Court in which he said he was "disgusted" with the alleged sexual assaults.
The Oscar winner, 63, has been described as a "sexual bully" by the prosecution as he stands trial accused of sex offences against four men between 2001 and 2013.
On Monday, one complainant said he was “disgusted” with the alleged sex assaults, saying: “He would try to grope me and try to grab me and make me feel very uncomfortable.”
The man said Spacey told him he could introduce him to A-list stars, and said when he tried to fight back against one of the alleged assaults, the actor replied: “That’s such a turn on to me. You’re such a man.”
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Kevin Spacey appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Outlining his allegations against the defendant, the man said: “He grabbed me in private areas and then tried to get my hands on him.”
The alleged victim said he tried to “blank out” what happened.
Describing an incident that he said happened to him, the man said: “He grabbed me so hard I almost came off the road.
“He grabbed me really hard and it really hurt.
“I pushed him against the door and said, ‘Don’t do that again or I will knock you out’.”
Continuing to talk about the incident, one of Spacey’s alleged victims told the police officer: “I was disgusted that he had done that.”
The court heard the alleged victim describe the actor as “very touchy feely”.
He told the police officer: “Obviously being a man’s man and a professional I found it quite eerie and just awkward. He made me feel so awkward and uneasy.”
The man said the actor became “very friendly” and started to grab him on several occasions, and the alleged victim told him to stop.
He added: “He sort of left me and didn’t say anything. He would just laugh it off and change the subject.”
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The man could be seen describing Spacey as a “slippery, snaky, difficult person” and a “very mixed-up individual”.
He continued: “He grabbed me. He grabbed me a good few times.
“He would squeeze my bum and would rub my legs.”
The man said he could now no longer watch any of his films or TV programmes, including Netflix show House of Cards.
He said in his police interview: “I can’t stand watching the man. It makes me feel sick.”
The man told the officer Spacey was “pretending to be nice” but was a “predator” who was “aggressive”.
He added: “He was obviously very messed up with his sexuality.”
Spacey denies all 12 charges including sexual assault and indecent assault and claims that anything that took place would have been consensual.
The trial continues.