Alleged victim tells Southwark crown court incident occurred in 2008 at US actor’s London flat

An aspiring actor broke down in tears as he told how he “conked out” at Kevin Spacey’s flat before waking up to find the Oscar-winner performing a sex act on him, a court heard.

In his police interview, which was played to Southwark crown court on Monday, the man said he had been told before the meeting that Spacey liked young straight men but that he did not know “at that point he was a predator”.

The man said he felt vulnerable during the alleged assault because of Spacey’s power in the theatre world. He said: “You don’t want to annoy someone that powerful, that high up in the business you are trying to break into. The social sway he had was massive. If he said someone wasn’t going to work, I imagine they wouldn’t work.”

He said he came forward in the wake of the #MeToo movement, telling the police officer: “I said when the Harvey Weinstein thing happened something will happen in the next few weeks with Kevin Spacey.”

Spacey has previously denied 12 charges, including sexual assault and indecent assault, against four men in their 20s and 30s, between 2001 and 2013. The two-time Academy Award winner appeared in the dock on Monday in a dark suit and blue tie, on the seventh day of his month-long trial.

The court heard the man met Spacey in 2008 after writing to the American Beauty star to ask for advice about his fledgling acting career. He said he was starstruck and felt “weirdly special” when Spacey called him a few weeks later and asked to meet him outside Waterloo Station in south London for a beer.

The man said a friend who was present when Spacey called him said the Hollywood star liked “young straight guys”. “But I didn’t know at that point he was a predator,” the man added.

He said he recalled going on a walk with Spacey and his dog before being taken to Spacey’s flat, saying: “He said: ‘This is my place, do you want to come up?’, to which I said: ‘Of course,’ because it’s Kevin Spacey.”

He said Spacey offered him leftover pizza and the pair drank beers and smoked weed. He said soon after, Spacey asked him for a hug before nuzzling his head into his crotch. “He’s rubbing face into my crotch and I remember putting my hands up and seeing Kevin Spacey’s bald patch. I remember thinking this is so weird,” the man said.