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As Insider goes to press, the prosecution is making its opening arguments in the trial of Kevin Spacey. The star faces 12 counts related to sexual assault and indecent assault. He arrived at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday morning, taking time to smile, wave and say “good morning” to the assembled crowd. Spacey strenuously denies the charges against him and has taken, telling a German magazine recently that he expects to get work “the moment I am cleared of these charges in London.
Spacey has been the subject of numerous legal cases since he was first publicly accused of sexually abusing actor Anthony Rapp when the Oscar winner was 26 and Rapp 14. Spacey beat a $40M civil case thatactor Rapp brought against him last year. The jury for Spacey’s UK case was sworn in Wednesday, with the judge warning the 14 not to use computers for anything to do with the trial, which will “quite obviously” attract media attention.
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