The actor Kevin Spacey allegedly grabbed a man in a West End theatre while making crude comments, a court in London has heard.
The alleged victim told police he remembered "freezing and pushing his arm away" when Spacey allegedly assaulted him, describing it as a "bizarre and horrible experience".
The jury at Southwark Crown Court was played footage of the police interview with the alleged victim, where he claimed Spacey had taken "no responsibility" for the incident.
Describing the alleged assault, the complainant claimed Spacey "grabbed with such force [that] it was really painful".
The man told the officer he was "taken aback" by the alleged crude comments made by the Hollywood star, claiming: "It was very aggressive. I have never had anyone talk to me in that way."
He continued: "This conversation went on. I was laughing, but on the inside feeling very uncomfortable.
"I was feeling very shocked. It was not what I was expecting.
"I thought it would stop."
The man told the officer the alleged comments made him "feel so low" and "it was offensive, what he was saying".
Asked why he had come forward to police, the alleged victim said it was as if he had "allowed somebody, in a way, to denigrate me".
The complainant said he put his allegations "in a box" initially because the Oscar-winning actor was seen as a "golden boy".
He said: "He was a huge success.
"I put it in a box and carried on with my life but he had a detrimental effect on my life and my business."
Spacey, 63, has been described by the prosecution as a "sexual bully" as he stands trial accused of sex offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. He has denied all charges.
The defendant pleaded not guilty in January to three counts of indecent assault, three counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent.
The two-time Academy Award winner also previously denied four further charges of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
The trial continues.
Source: Press Association
