Kevin Spacey tells London court that sexual assault accusers made up allegations for money

Actor Kevin Spacey has told a London court that allegations he grabbed a man's crotch were "absolute bollocks", in a series of combative exchanges with prosecutors in his sexual assault trial.

Key points:

Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has denied all charges of sexual assault against him

Mr Spacey said his accusers were motivated by money

The four accusers said Mr Spacey aggressively groped them

Mr Spacey has pleaded not guilty at London's Southwark Crown Court to 12 charges of sexual assault allegedly committed between 2001 and 2013.

The offences allegedly happened when he was living and working in England as artistic director of a theatre in London.

Four accusers have said Mr Spacey aggressively groped them and, in the case of one complainant, performed oral sex on him while he was passed out in the Hollywood star's flat.

The two-time Academy Award winner was questioned on Friday by prosecutor Christine Agnew, who asked Mr Spacey about a complainant who alleged Mr Spacey painfully grabbed his crotch like "a cobra" in the mid-2000s.

He said the man made up the story from beginning to end.

Accusers motivated by 'money, money and then money', Spacey says

Mr Spacey described the allegation as "absolute bollocks", using a British slang term for testicles and for something which is untrue.

Ms Agnew replied: "Yep — because that's exactly where you did grab him, isn't it?"

Mr Spacey asked: "Did he accuse me of grabbing his bollocks?"

He then said: "I didn't."

When asked why Mr Spacey thought the accuser was making up allegations he said "Money, money and then money."

Ms Agnew earlier asked Mr Spacey whether he regularly used "the crotch grab" when he met men for the first time.

The actor said he did not.

He said he was "an affectionate person" and would hug people when he met them, but that he would not pursue someone if they did not appear to be interested in him.

"I, at times, was promiscuous and I had casual, indiscriminate sexual encounters," he said.

Ms Agnew asked the actor if he felt a "frisson of excitement" if he propositioned straight men. The actor said: "I don't know if somebody's gay or straight by looking at them."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-15/kevin-spacey-tells-court-sexual-assault-accusers/102605246

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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Temporarily Pauses Court Order That Banned Biden Regime from Censoring Conservatives

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that barred Biden Regime officials from contacting social media companies.

The Biden Regime last Wednesday filed a notice of appeal in the Missouri v Biden censorship case.

The Gateway Pundit is PROUDLY the lead plaintiff in this case against Joe Biden.

A Trump-appointed federal judge recently issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting DHS, FBI, DOJ, and other agencies from its government-wide, fascist conspiracy with Big Tech to censor speech and manipulate the public on a variety of topics.

The federal government censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, Covid lab-leak theory, the efficiency of Covid vaccines, and many other topics.

Google, Facebook, and Twitter are all named in the lawsuit.

US District Court Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee, found the Biden Regime violated the First Amendment by censoring unfavorable views in a blistering 155-page opinion.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily blocked the lower court’s order while it considers the appeal.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/5th-circuit-court-appeals-temporarily-pauses-court-order/

Russian Duma bans all gender reassignment surgeries

Russian law already does not permit public demonstrations of or for LGBT initiatives.

The Russian Duma on Friday approved legislation to ban gender reassignment surgeries in the country and to forbid people from changing their gender on official documents.

"We are the only European country that opposes all that is happening in the States, in Europe and does everything to save families and traditional values," said Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, the BBC reported. "And we need to understand that there won't be any future if we don't adopt the law, if we don't ban gender change."

The legislation now heads to the Federal Council, the legislature's upper chamber, and will require the approval of President Vladimir Putin from there, though it is likely to secure the support of both.

The Russian Interior Ministry says that roughly 2,990 people changed their genders between 2016 and 2022. The country is largely hostile to LGBTQ rights and is one of a host of Eastern European nations that does not permit same-sex marriage.

Russian law already does not permit public demonstrations of or for LGBT initiatives.

Under Putin, Russian media and politicians have highlighted the contrast between western approaches to LGBT issues and those of Moscow, positioning the Russian president as a defender of traditional national values. He further enjoys close ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, which does not permit same-sex marriage or condone gender transitions.

https://justthenews.com/world/europe/russian-duma-bans-all-gender-reassignment-surgeries

Cornel West on CNN says NATO "provoked" Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calls for "concessions of territory" to stop the war, and says the US "bears significant responsibility." But he adds that he's not "pro Putin," so there's that.

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