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Spacey, 63, is standing trial at London's Southwark Crown Court
on nine charges of sexual offences against four men between 2001
and 2013 in Britain, where he worked from 2003 as artistic
director of London's Old Vic theatre.
Three of the four accusers have said Spacey aggressively groped
them. The fourth says Spacey performed oral sex on him while he
was passed out in Spacey's flat.
Spacey has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and suggested
in evidence that his accusers were either lying or reimagining
consensual sexual encounters.
In her closing speech, prosecutor Christine Agnew described
Spacey as "a man who is used to getting his own way".
She disputed Spacey's argument that his accusers were "motivated
by money", describing them as credible witnesses who "just had
enough of the secret of the truth that they have been carrying
around for many years".
"Society, possibly in 2023, is more sympathetic to women than it
is to men in these circumstances," she said. "Men, one might
think, are expected to behave like women did for years: 'just
put up with it, get on with it, don't worry about it, it is just
one of those things'."
Such attitudes had allowed "people like the defendant ... (to)
get away with this type of behaviour for so long", Agnew said.
Referring to character witnesses called by Spacey, she said: "He
is undoubtedly someone who is kind to those he chooses to be
kind to. History is littered with those that are benevolent to
some and cruel to others."
Spacey's lawyers are due to make their closing arguments on
Thursday.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Peter Graff)
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