
Southwark Crown Court is not a glamorous place. The metal detectors are made of flimsy grey plastic, the lifts travel at a snail’s pace and the lights are the fluorescent kind you find in offices and hospital wards. All this to say it is not a place typically frequented by Hollywood stars so it is tough to envisage a two-time Oscar-winner walking these halls … until Kevin Spacey does exactly that.
The actor was taking the stand on the third week of his ongoing sexual assault trial, at which he faces allegations from four accusers, including unwanted touching and aggressive fondling.