Kevin Spacey accuser stands by 'horrific' assault claims after actor's lawyer calls them 'completely untrue'

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One of Kevin Spacey’s four accusers on Thursday stood by his allegations of "horrific" verbal abuse and groping by the disgraced actor after the defense claimed parts of his testimony were "completely untrue."  The unidentified man testified in a London courtroom Wednesday that Spacey, who was the artistic director of London’s Old Vic Theatre during the time of the allegations, launched a "machine gun" of sexual and racial verbal abuse at him before grabbing his crotch "like a cobra" backstage in the early 2000s.  "It wasn’t like a caress.

It was like a cobra coming out and getting hold," the alleged victim said. "Not like a seduction. It was angry." During cross-examination Thursday, Spacey’s lawyer, Patrick Gibbs, claimed many parts of the man’s story are "completely untrue."  "With the greatest respect, you weren’t there, and I was," the man replied on the stand. "It was horrific.

And I have never had anyone speak to me in that way, ever."  He also denied Gibbs' suggestion he wanted to "monetize" knowing Spacey.

He added that he felt "degraded" and "worthless" by the incident. When asked why he didn’t immediately speak out, the man, who can’t be identified due to British law, said Spacey was considered the "shining light of the West End" and worried if he said anything, "I will be the problem."  The man said Wednesday he told one friend about the incident a week after it occurred and hadn’t told anyone else until he spoke with police five years ago, adding he felt better getting it off his chest but was still conflicted about coming forward. "It was such a horrible thing," he said. "I stored it away in a box in my mind and tried not to think about it." Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault,.