Elton John and his husband David Furnish testified over 2001 sexual assault allegations in London
Elton John appeared as a defense witness at the trial of actor Kevin Spacey, this Monday, 17. The actor, known for House of Cards (2013), denies the 12 accusations of sexual abuse, made by four men.
next to her husband David Furnish, Elton gave his testimony from his lawyer’s office in Monaco, Europe via video. In the presence of Elton John in the trial is due to ongoing sexual assault allegations in London, where he would have sexually assaulted a driver.
In his deposition, Elton clarified the participation of spacey at the annual charity event Elton John AIDS Foundation, an organization that raises money for AIDS victims, in 2001, in London. After the event, spacey spent the night at his home in Windsor, England.
In the testimony of David Furnishhusband of Elton Johnthe actor only attended that celebration and that he had no knowledge about spacey have been invited to another event. Otherwise he would have been photographed.
“It was understood that we were hosting a charity event to eradicate stigma around the disease,” he said. “Any celebrity who came to the event knew they would be photographed.” furnish also pointed out that the surprise presence of spacey created “a lot of buzz and excitement”.
Understand the accusations of Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey63, has pleaded not guilty at London’s Southwark Crown Court to 12 counts of sex crimes allegedly committed against four men in Britain between 2001 and 2013.
The crimes allegedly took place at a time when he was primarily living and working on the island. Four men accuse Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting them, describing the disturbing encounters that went from unwanted touching to aggressive groin assaults
Source: Rollingstone
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