Kevin Spacey Accuser Says He Joked About Sexual Assault To Cope
Huff PostActor Kevin Spacey leaves a court house in London on Monday following the seventh day of his trial on sexual assault charges. Future Publishing via Getty Images LONDON — An aspiring actor who accused Kevin Spacey of being a “vile sexual predator” who drugged and assaulted him when he sought his mentorship acknowledged Monday that he later joked with friends that he might resort to having sex with the Oscar winner if he couldn’t find work. “It became a running joke and that’s me running with the joke,” he said of the mockery he made of the incident for a “sense of catharsis.” The man is the fourth and final alleged victim to accuse the two-time Academy Award winner at trial of sexual assaults in Britain between 2001 and 2013 when Spacey worked at the Old Vic Theatre in London. Future Publishing via Getty Images Spacey, 63, is on trial in a London court on 12 charges that include sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. He said it was a David vs. Goliath kind of situation and he feared “getting slammed by his lawyers.” During cross-examination, defense lawyer Patrick Gibbs confronted the witness with the jokes he later made about Spacey and apparent texts or calls he made to the star after the incident.