A group of photographers and journalists gathered outside the court in south London hoping to catch a glimpse of Spacey on his way to the courtroom.

Shortly after 8:00 a.m. local time, Spacey arrived in a taxi with his lawyers. As he passed the press corps, the 63-year-old appeared relaxed and waved to those present, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.

Spacey, who was wearing a pink tie and blue suit, also took the time to greet some of them. The trial is expected to last four weeks.

The judge warns the jury

The charges concern a series of sexual assaults that Spacey said he committed against four men between 2001 and 2013. The attacks are said to have taken place in London and Gloucestershire, in the west of England.

The film star pleaded not guilty when the charges were filed during a court hearing in January this year.

On Wednesday afternoon, a jury of nine men and three women was sworn in. According to the DPA reporter, Spacey looked intently and with a small smile at the twelve people as they were selected. Judge Mark Wall then presented a clear appeal to the jury.

– This is a case that has attracted a lot of attention in the media. I ask you not to let yourself be influenced. A particular danger in such cases, where the accused has a public profile, is that you are looking for something on your computer. Avoid doing this, he said.

Career suddenly ended

Spacey, known for films such as “American Beauty” and “The Suspects” and TV series “House of Cards”, has previously been cleared of assault charges in another case in the United States, in which an actor accused him of assaulting him. 1980s.

Last August, Spacey was ordered to pay $31 million to the production company that fired him from “House of Cards” following allegations of harassment. A Los Angeles court ruled that the actor breached his contract with the production company because of the behavior he was accused of.

It has been more than five years since the multiple Oscar winner received the first allegations of transgressive sexual behavior leveled against him in connection with the metoo movement.

It ended his acting career abruptly, and since then he has been largely invisible to the public.

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