The outcome of the trial could send Spacey to prison or revive his career. The two-time Academy Award winner was dressed in a dark blue suit, light blue shirt and pink tie as he strode confidently into court and was called by his full name.
He was asked if he was Kevin Spacey Fowler. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges including sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The first 14 jurors, including two alternates, called by name were seated without objection from the prosecution or defense.
The remaining 13 were excused. The jurors were clad in a mix of business and casual attire. Two women wore dresses and two men had suits and ties. One man wore a black denim jacket and a bearded man had a weathered Superman T-shirt stretched across his midsection.
Spacey stood with his hands clasped behind his back as the nine men and five women were sworn in as jurors to hear evidence in the case expected to last four weeks in Southwark Crown Court. Spacey, who is free on bail and has homes in London and the U. He smiled and waved as he passed photographers and video journalists. The charges involving men now in their 30s or 40s date from to β covering most of the decade when he lived in Britain and served as artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre until Skip to content.
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