Connect with us

Celebrity

London Prosecutor Calls Kevin Spacey ‘A Sexual Bully’ Who Preys On Men

Published

on

kevin spacey

LONDON, England – A prosecution told jurors Friday at Spacey’s sexual assault trial in London that Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a rush from preying on other men and escalated his behavior from touchy-feely advances to violent fondling and worse.

In her opening statement, prosecutor Christine Agnew described Spacey as “a man who does not respect personal boundaries or space, a man who appears to delight in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable — a sexual bully.” “His preferred method of assault appears to be aggressively grabbing other men in the crotch.”

Kevin Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges stemming from allegations made against him while working at London’s Old Vic Theatre from 2001 to 2013. Sexual assault, indecent assault, and inducing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent are among the charges.

Winner of two Academy Awards, Kevin Spacey, whose spectacular acting career was wrecked by sex assault claims, will go on trial this week in London, accused of sexual offenses.

The stakes are great for the American actor. A conviction might land him in prison, yet an acquittal could allow him to resume work.

Kevin Spacey, according to defense counsel Patrick Gibbs, disputed all claims of nonconsensual conduct and invited jurors to ask themselves as they listened to the evidence what, if anything, had happened when he was with the guys. He claimed the alleged victims had ulterior intentions and that Spacey had left himself vulnerable to opportunists by coming out as gay in 2020.

“What has been reimagined with a sinister spin?” Gibbs stated. “What has been fabricated or twisted, and why and when, because all of these allegations occurred a long time ago?”

He predicted jurors would hear truths, half-truths, purposeful exaggerations, and “many damned lies.”

Kevin Spacey leaned forward behind a dock window, wearing spectacles and dressed in a light grey suit, white shirt, and gold tie, eagerly listening as his lawyer presented a brief review of the case. After the prosecution has rested its case, Gibbs will make a longer opening statement.

From 2003 to 2015, he was the artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre. The four guys, now in their 30s or 40s, who have accused Spacey of sexual assault did not know each other, but all “had the misfortune to attract” his attention, according to Agnew.

kevin spacey

A prosecution told jurors Friday at Spacey’s sexual assault trial in London that Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a rush from preying on other men.

One victim claimed that Kevin Spacey repeatedly groped him against his will in the early 2000s, culminating in a day when he was driving and the actor, who had been drinking, grabbed his privates so firmly that it took his breath away and nearly drove him off the road. He warned Spacey not to do it again.

Kevin Spacey “laughed and commented that his getting angry simply turned him on,” according to Agnew.

As Agnew spoke, Spacey narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips, periodically scribbling notes in a huge black binder he took into court.

During a police interview last year, Kevin Spacey stated that he was “baffled and deeply hurt” by the charges made by someone he considered a friend. He said that the events had been recreated as lies.

Agnew claimed Spacey appeared to be convinced the men wouldn’t tell anyone — that the word of a celebrity would be more credible than that of a non-celebrity.

“None of the men wanted to be touched by Kevin Spacey… in a sexual way, but he doesn’t seem to have cared very much for their feelings,” the prosecutor added. “He did what he wanted to do for his own personal sexual gratification.”

Another man who claimed Spacey molested him at a charity event in 2005 told only one acquaintance about it before coming to the police in 2017.

“Kevin Spacey… was a star, a golden boy, as he put it,” said Agnew of the actor. “He wasn’t sure he’d be believed, and even if he was, he didn’t think he’d get any support.”

Spacey stated to the police that he had not done anything without consent. He admitted making a “clumsy pass” was “entirely possible and indeed likely,” but denied groping anyone’s crotch. He implied that some of the men were after money.

kevin spacey

A prosecution told jurors Friday at Spacey’s sexual assault trial in London that Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a rush from preying on other men.

In 2008, a young actor who claimed he sought help from Kevin Spacey ended up at his London flat drinking beer and smoking marijuana. He either fell asleep or passed out on the sofa and when he awoke, Spacey was having oral sex with him, according to Agnew.

The man in his early twenties claimed Spacey urged him not to tell anyone about what had happened or to reveal that he had been in Spacey’s flat. The man stated that he was shocked as Spacey held the door open for him to leave and that he then walked to a bus stop and cried.

He decided to speak with police in 2017 after reading about charges against Spacey in the United States, according to Agnew.

Kevin Spacey’s career was wrecked when sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against him during the #MeToo movement. He was fired from Netflix’s political drama “House of Cards,” in which he portrayed Frank Underwood, a vicious and corrupt lawmaker who becomes president. He was deleted from the finished film “All the Money in the World,” the scenes with Christopher Plummer were reshot.

During the four-week trial in Southwark Crown Court, a jury of nine men and five women, including two alternates, will decide his fate. He is known by his full name, Kevin Spacey Fowler. The actor, who has homes in London and the United States, is on bail.

In the 1990s, Spacey rose to prominence as one of the most recognized performers of his generation, appearing in films such as “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “LA Confidential.”

 kevin spacey

A prosecution told jurors Friday at Spacey’s sexual assault trial in London that Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a rush from preying on other men.

He has received numerous prestigious acting honors for his theatre, film, and television work. He earned an Academy Award for supporting actor in “The Usual Suspects” in 1995 and a Best Actor Oscar in 1999 for his performance in “American Beauty.”

Kevin Spacey just had his first film appearance in several years, starring in 2022 in Italian filmmaker Franco Nero’s “The Man Who Drew God,” and as late Croatian President Franjo Tudjman in the biopic “Once Upon a Time in Croatia.” He also has a role in the unreleased American film “Peter Five Eight.”

He has stated that he will be in high demand if he is acquitted.

“There are people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges,” Spacey stated in a recent interview with Germany’s Zeit magazine.

Agnew informed jurors that they would have to assess the credibility of the victims and determine whether they were telling the truth or fabricating charges for financial gain.

“The prosecution suggests that Mr. Spacey… abused the power and influence that his reputation and fame afforded him,” Agnew said. “Taking what he wanted and who he wanted, when he wanted.”

SOURCE – (AP)

Celebrity

Jason Kelce Smashes Football Fan’s Phone

Published

on

Jason Kelce Smashes College Football Fan's Phone

Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone after the alleged heckler called his brother, Travis Kelce, a fag.

In now-viral footage published on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, Nov. 2, the retired Philadelphia Eagles great was seen accompanied by football fans outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., for the Penn State-Ohio State game.

As the individual capturing the tape lifted a fist to Jason, 36, and called his name for a fist bump, another man nearby hurled the homophobic slur at the retired Philadelphia Eagles star.

Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is a queer dating Taylor Swift?” the man questioned, referring to Travis, 34, who has been seeing Swift since 2023. Jason turned around seconds later, snatched the man’s phone, and crushed it to the ground.

“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the original X user who submitted the video remarked. “Wild scene in State College.”

Additional footage on X shows Jason smashing the phone on asphalt before picking it up and walking away. The phone’s owner, wearing a Penn State hoodie at the time of the incident, was shown in many videos strolling closely behind Jason and recording him before the conflict occurred.

Another footage published on X, which appears to have been filmed after Jason shattered the man’s phone, showed the hooded Penn State supporter trudging through a mob to pick up his phone off the ground.

“Give me my phone, bro,” he seemed to say to Jason.

The NFL alum seized the gadget first, then stood in front of the man and asked, “Who’s the fag now?” Others appeared to interfere.

The incident occurred while Jason was at Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. The Ohio State Buckeyes won Saturday’s game 20-13 over the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Trending News:

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Romantic Date Night

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Romantic Date Night Has Alarming Details.

Continue Reading

Celebrity

Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

Published

on

white

Shaun White, the Olympic snowboarding champion, already has an impressive medal tally, but his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev deserves a gold medal.

On Wednesday, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram. Dobrev posted photographs of the two hugging under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.

“RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,” Dobrev said in the caption.

However, the photographs only tell half the tale, as Shaun devised an elaborate plan to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.

white

Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

According to a Vogue interview published Wednesday, Shaun said he assembled a team of people from the couple’s inner circle and Vogue personnel to trick Dobrev into thinking she had been invited to an intimate dinner party with Anna Wintour.

White claimed that his publicist emailed Dobrev a forged invitation to the event, which was scheduled to take place at the Golden Swan in New York City.

Dobrev accepted the invitation, joking that Shaun made it “look so legitimate.”

He even asked Dobrev’s stylist to outfit her in Chanel for the event.

Dobrev said she recognized what was happening when she entered the venue and saw White standing beneath the flowery arch.

white

Shaun’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold

“I went into shock,” Dobrev admitted, later adding that White “said all the right things” before she agreed.

According to the publication, after Shaun proposed, the couple partied into the early morning hours with close friends and relatives.

“Best night of my life,” Shaun captioned his Instagram story on Wednesday.

The duo first became romantically involved in 2020, and they have since publicly recorded their relationship, globe vacations, and White’s Olympic farewell on social media.

SOURCE  | CNN

Continue Reading

Celebrity

Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79

Published

on

Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79
Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has passed away at 79.

Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.

Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”

Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.

Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.

She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.

In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.

Teri Garr, a comedian

Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”

She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”

Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.

“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.

The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”

Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.

 A gift for spontaneous humor

Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.

She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.

Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.

During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.

Source: AP

Continue Reading

Trending