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An aspiring actor who accused Kevin Spacey of drugging and assaulting him admitted he joked to his friends about potentially sleeping with Spacey if he couldn’t find jobs.
“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.”
On Monday, the man – who has remained anonymous – admitted that he turned to humor to cope with the traumatic event. He testified that he fell asleep at Spacey’s apartment before he woke up to Spacey performing oral sex on him.
During cross-examination, Spacey’s 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.
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A Kevin Spacey accuser admitted he joked about the alleged incident with friends to cope with the trauma. (Getty Images / File)
The man acknowledged he initially resisted requests by police for phone data and social media accounts. However, he denied obstructing the investigation, which couldn’t find his records from the time of the incident.
He denied staying in contact with Spacey for four months after the incident despite data from the actor’s phone that appeared to show phone calls and text messages to the witness’ number.
The man rejected suggestions he made up the allegations because he was ashamed of engaging in sexual relations with Spacey.
Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court on July 6. (Lucy North / PA via AP)
“This line of questioning is offensive,” he said. “Nothing happened that was consensual.”
The witness said Spacey was one of his idols and that he wrote to the actor because he “craved inspiration” and hoped to meet up for a coffee and advice. He said he was stunned when Spacey called him several weeks later and invited him to meet later that night for a drink.
He said he had heard Spacey was gay and liked young straight men but was naive…
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