Kevin Spacey fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue Thursday as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct allegations six years ago had destroyed his career.

91裸聊视频淢y world exploded,91裸聊视频� Spacey said at his sexual assault trial. 91裸聊视频淭here was a rush to judgment and before the first question was asked or answered, I lost my job. I lost my reputation. I lost everything in a matter of days.91裸聊视频�

The emotional testimony came toward the end of his nearly three hours in the witness box, in what could be the most consequential speaking part of his life. He denied sexually assaulting three men and chalked up crotch-grabbing allegations by a fourth as having been a 91裸聊视频渃lumsy pass.91裸聊视频�

The allegations that sent Spacey91裸聊视频檚 stellar film and stage career into a spiral came in 2017 as the #metoo movement gained momentum in the U.S. and a fellow actor accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior three decades earlier.

News of those accusations led others to come forward, including four men in England who said the two-time Oscar winner sexually assaulted them between 2001 and 2013.

Prosecutor Christine Agnew has called Spacey a 91裸聊视频渟exual bully91裸聊视频� who 91裸聊视频渄elights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable.91裸聊视频�

The four alleged victims, who didn91裸聊视频檛 know each other, independently described disturbing encounters that escalated from unwanted touching to aggressive fondling. One man who called Spacey a 91裸聊视频渧ile sexual predator91裸聊视频� said he passed out or fell asleep on the actor91裸聊视频檚 London sofa and woke up to find him performing oral sex.

Spacey spoke in a calm tone and earnest demeanor, raising his voice in contempt only briefly to address some of the allegations.

At times he was humorous, humble and self-deprecating as he breezed over a career in acting that began, he joked, when he emerged from his mother91裸聊视频檚 womb. He repeatedly dropped names of some of the stars in his universe, including high school classmate Val Kilmer and Judi Dench 91裸聊视频� whom he said he taught to play ping-pong.

Spacey seemed more than content to reflect on happier times in his career but was repeatedly drawn back to the reason he was addressing a jury of nine men and three women at Southwark Crown Court.

He could face a prison term if convicted of charges that include sexual and indecent assault counts and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to all counts.

Defense lawyer Patrick Gibbs went through the allegations chronologically with Spacey, dating to the early 2000s when he came to work at the Old Vic Theatre in London and later became its artistic director.

Spacey took a dramatic pause in his testimony as he recalled the 91裸聊视频渋ntimate91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渟omewhat sexual91裸聊视频� friendship he shared with a man now accusing the actor of violently groping him. He said he was 91裸聊视频渃rushed91裸聊视频� the man accused him of sexual assault.

91裸聊视频淚 never thought that (the man) I knew would 91裸聊视频� 20 years later stab me in the back,91裸聊视频� Spacey said.

The accuser had testified that Spacey91裸聊视频檚 fondling culminated when the man was driving and Spacey grabbed his crotch so violently he almost ran off the road. He told police he warned Spacey to never do it again and threatened to knock him out.

91裸聊视频淭hat never happened,91裸聊视频� Spacey testified. 91裸聊视频淚 was not on a suicide mission in any of those years.91裸聊视频�

Spacey said the man was funny and charming, appearing wistful as he looked at a photo the man sent him from a mountainous trek he took to raise money for charity.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 a big flirt,91裸聊视频� Spacey said, acknowledging he probably made the first moves. He said he touched the man but not in a 91裸聊视频渧iolent, aggressive, painful way.91裸聊视频�

Spacey91裸聊视频檚 description of gentle stroking was in direct contradiction to the testimony from the alleged victims. They said he caught them by surprise when he aggressively grabbed their privates through their clothing.

91裸聊视频淚t wasn91裸聊视频檛 like a caress,91裸聊视频� one man testified. 91裸聊视频淚t was like a cobra coming out and getting hold.91裸聊视频�

Spacey called that man91裸聊视频檚 account 91裸聊视频渕adness91裸聊视频� and said it never happened. He also denied he made racially offensive remarks to the man during a rehearsal for a charity theater event.

Addressing the most serious charge in the case, Spacey raised his voice and denied the suggestion he drugged a man before assaulting him.

91裸聊视频淚 know the way I am with someone and I would never be behaving in the way he claimed 91裸聊视频� it makes no logical sense,91裸聊视频� he said.

Spacey said he couldn91裸聊视频檛 recall the man when police confronted him. After repeatedly watching video of the man91裸聊视频檚 interview by a detective, he said he pieced together that they had a brief consensual sexual encounter in his apartment that ended when the man left in a hurry.

91裸聊视频淭he person that I had this intimate moment with was suddenly awkward and fumbling,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚f he regretted it immediately, I don91裸聊视频檛 know. I can91裸聊视频檛 speak for him, but something was weird.91裸聊视频�

He said his phone records indicated they continued to text each other over several months.

Spacey said he primarily accepted the account of a fourth man who accused the actor of kissing his neck twice and grabbing his crotch during a night of heavy drinking.

The man testified that Spacey looked panicked when he pushed him away and said, 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 bat for that team.91裸聊视频�

Spacey said he didn91裸聊视频檛 recall making the 91裸聊视频渃lumsy pass91裸聊视频� but was glad the man said he ceased when the man said he wasn91裸聊视频檛 interested.

At least two of the men have also filed suit against Spacey.

Spacey said he successfully fought his accusers in U.S. courts but is in debt with legal bills.

Prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped charges against him when the alleged victim refused to testify. A jury in New York jury last fall cleared Spacey in a $40 million lawsuit by 91裸聊视频淪tar Trek: Discovery91裸聊视频� actor Anthony Rapp on allegations dating to 1986.

Spacey said he fought that case the same way he has in London, but doggedly digging through old records, boxes of photos and any evidence that could disprove the claims.

Looking across the courtroom at his 12-person audience, Spacey noted that he had been swiftly cleared in the New York case by a unanimous 91裸聊视频渏ury of my peers.91裸聊视频�

Spacey faces hours of cross-examination Friday and his lawyer will then present several witnesses on his behalf.

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