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Josh Payne

Kevin Spacey grabbed man’s crotch and told him to ‘be cool’, court told

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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey had a “panicked” look on his face after a man he met in a pub rejected him when he grabbed his crotch, a court has heard. The alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told a police officer that the Hollywood star had kissed his neck twice before grabbing him and saying the words “Be cool, be cool.”

In the interview, played to the jury at Southwark Crown Court, the man detailed an alleged incident at an address where Spacey was staying in the Cotswolds, which he said took place after he had accidentally let the actor’s dog out.

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