Kevin Spacey grabbed man like a cobra, court hears

Actor Kevin Spacey grabbed a antheral "like a cobra" successful a West End theatre and made a "barrage of vile comments" which were of a intersexual nature, a tribunal has heard.

The man, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, said the Hollywood prima "smelled of booze" and grabbed him with "such unit it was truly painful".

In a constabulary interview, played astatine Southwark Crown Court, the antheral said helium froze and pushed Mr Spacey's limb away.

The American histrion is facing 12 charges, each of which helium denies.

On the 4th time of Mr Spacey's trial, jurors watched the taped constabulary interrogation of 1 of the complainants, a antheral who alleges helium was sexually assaulted by Mr Spacey portion astatine a theatre lawsuit successful 2005.

The antheral said that erstwhile they were alone, Mr Spacey grabbed his penis "like a cobra coming retired and getting hold".

"It was aggressive," helium said. "It wasn't trying to beryllium a seduction. It was angry."

Asked astir Mr Spacey's response, helium said "he benignant of laughed".

On his archetypal impressions of Mr Spacey, the antheral said: "My sentiment erstwhile helium arrived was helium smelled of booze. He looked dishevelled. He did not look similar helium had been to sleep."

The antheral told the constabulary serviceman helium was "taken aback" by the alleged crude comments made by the star, saying: "It was precise aggressive. I person ne'er had anyone speech to maine successful that way."

He said helium was "feeling precise shocked" and was "feeling precise uncomfortable".

"It was an maltreatment of power," the antheral said.

Asked wherefore helium had travel guardant to police, helium said it was arsenic if helium had "allowed somebody, successful a way, to denigrate me".

"I anticipation helium does the close happening - if helium apologises past possibly I won't privation him to spell to court," helium told police.

"I anticipation unburdening for maine volition bring immoderate closure and justice. Because it was an injustice."

Mr Spacey, 63, is accused of enactment offences against 4 men betwixt 2001 and 2013.

He pleaded not blameworthy successful January to 3 counts of indecent assault, 3 counts of intersexual battle and 1 number of causing a idiosyncratic to prosecute successful intersexual enactment without consent.

He besides antecedently denied 4 further charges of intersexual battle and 1 number of causing a idiosyncratic to prosecute successful penetrative intersexual enactment without consent.

All 4 accusers are entitled to lifelong anonymity nether the law.