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I still feel haunted by Kevin Spacey’s ‘gropes’, says ‘victim’ as men speak on doc about actor’s ‘disturbing’ behaviour
Spacey claims 'None of this happened in the way this has been described'
A MAN who says he was groped by Kevin Spacey revealed he is “haunted” by the star’s advances.
Theatre usher Danny de Lillo claims the actor thrust his groin in his face during a panto performance.
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He is one of ten men speaking out in a new Channel 4 documentary — Spacey Unmasked — airing tonight and tomorrow.
Danny, from Oxfordshire, was 22 when he claims double Oscar winner Spacey targeted him.
Now 39, he recalled being at work in 2007 for performances of Cinderella at The Old Vic in South London, where Spacey was artistic director.
He says: “I started to get, like, scared of coming to work.
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“Is it going to happen again today? He had this look of intent that still haunts me. Like, he owned part of me.
“There was continual moments where he would like touch me from behind or brush himself across me in a way that was completely uninvited.”
None of the men claim what Spacey, 64, did was criminal, but they say his behaviour was disturbing and often came with the suggestion he would help their film careers.
The American Beauty star, cleared last July of sexual assault charges against four men in the UK, denies the claims.
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He said: “None of this happened in the way this has been described.”
In July of last year, Kevin was found not guilty by a jury of committing historical sex offences against four men.
Kevin Spacey recorded his first movie since acquittal for sex crimes separately from the rest of the cast
The nine charges included sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
None of the men who feature in the new documentary were part of the trial, and nine of them have never told their stories before.
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