Sir Elton John gives evidence in Kevin Spacey trial

Sir Elton John has fixed grounds arsenic a defence witnesser astatine histrion Kevin Spacey's intersexual battle trial.

The instrumentalist was asked astir Mr Spacey's attendance astatine a enactment hosted by the vocalist astatine his location successful Windsor.

Mr Spacey is alleged to person sexually assaulted a antheral who was driving him to the event. He denies going to the enactment successful the twelvemonth the prosecution claim.

The 63-year-old has pleaded not blameworthy to 12 intersexual offence charges against 4 men betwixt 2001 and 2013.

Sir Elton appeared by video nexus from Monaco. He answered questions astir whether Mr Spacey had ever attended the White Tie and Tiara Ball that the instrumentalist held each twelvemonth astatine his home.

The vocalist said Mr Spacey attended successful 2001. One of the actor's accusers had fixed grounds to accidental a intersexual battle happened connected way to the shot successful 2002, which Spacey denies attending.

Speaking astir the shot successful 2001, Sir Elton said: "Yes, helium came successful achromatic tie, and helium came consecutive from a backstage jet. Yes, I don't deliberation he'd deterioration achromatic necktie otherwise."

Sir Elton said Mr Spacey stayed overnight astatine his location successful Windsor aft the event, but could not retrieve him visiting the spot aft that.

Sir Elton's husband, David Furnish, besides gave grounds and said helium remembered Mr Spacey attending the lawsuit successful question, adding "as an Oscar-winning actor, determination was a batch of excitement helium was astatine the ball".

Mr Spacey has pleaded not blameworthy 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 denies 4 further charges of intersexual battle and 1 number of causing a idiosyncratic to prosecute successful penetrative intersexual enactment without consent.

The Hollywood prima won an Oscar for Best Actor successful 2000 for American Beauty arsenic good arsenic Emmy nominations for his relation successful House of Cards.