It was gentle and it was touching and it was, in my mind, romantic.' Spacey denied that it was non-consensual, saying: 'It didn't happen in a violent, aggressive, painful way. He said that as his relationship with the complainant developed over time 'it became somewhat sexual'.
Asked if he himself was flirtatious, Spacey replied: 'Yeah.
The actor described the complainant as 'funny and charming and flirtatious'.