Legendary performer Elton John appeared in London court by videolink Monday to testify in defense of Kevin Spacey at the latter’s sexual assault trial.
John gave his testimony to the Southwark Crown Court as part of Spacey’s UK case, which involves 12 charges of sexual offenses allegedly committed against four men between 2001 and 2013 in Britain, according to Reuters. One accuser, a driver, alleged Spacey sexually assaulted him so aggressively on the way to a party John was hosting that he nearly crashed the car, according to Reuters. John was asked about what he knew about Spacey’s attendance and behavior at this party.
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John was in Monaco at the time of the videolink. He testified that Spacey stayed overnight at his (John’s) husband’s home in Windsor when the party concluded. “I can’t remember him coming down after that,” John said during his witness testimony, according to Reuters.
Prosecutor Christine Agnew asked John about a photograph from a few years later that showed the complainant standing outside of a London theatre while John was leaving the venue. John said he didn’t recognize the complainant at all, and declared he was always in “a mad rush” to exit and get into the safety of his car when the photographers swarmed outside.
“They could be the queen and I don’t notice,” John said.
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John’s husband, David Furnish, also gave evidence by videolink and said Spacey only attended their party a few years earlier than when the complainant alleged he was there, according to Reuters.
Furnish went on to describe the complainant by saying, “he was a good, fun, engaging person.” (RELATED: ‘I’m A Big Flirt’: Kevin Spacey Dismisses His Alleged Victims”
The complainant alleged Spacey made unwanted sexual advances toward him that made him physically sick.
Four accusers have alleged Spacey aggressively groped them, and one alleged he awoke to Spacey performing unwanted oral sex on him.