Closing arguments in Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial saw the prosecution assert that the actor's fame and influence allowed him to evade accountability for his actions. Prosecutor Christine Agnew argued that Spacey exploited fleeting opportunities for what she termed "opportunity grabs," leveraging his celebrity status to shield himself from repercussions for years. Spacey faces charges of sexual assault, indecent assault, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, all of which he denies.

Four men provided testimony detailing similar encounters involving alleged groping by Spacey. Agnew highlighted the consistency across these accounts, not as evidence of collusion, but as indicative of a pattern of behavior, suggesting that such acts were Spacey's "trademark" move. The prosecution contended that Spacey believed he enjoyed a "trinity of protection": the perceived unlikelihood of victims coming forward, the disbelief they might face if they did, and the assumption that authorities would hesitate to act against a celebrity.

Spacey, in his two-day testimony, refuted the allegations of violent groping, portraying one relationship as "intimate" and "somewhat sexual." He expressed disbelief that someone he knew would "stab him in the back" after two decades. This account diverges sharply from the victims' testimonies, which described aggressive and non-consensual grabbing of their private parts.

Elton John's remote testimony for the defense corroborated Spacey's claim of attending only one of John's annual gala events in 2001, contradicting one accuser's timeline of an alleged assault while en route to the event in 2004 or 2005.

Throughout the nearly three-week trial, Spacey denied all accusations, characterizing one as "pure fantasy," describing two encounters as consensual, and admitting to a "clumsy pass" after a night of heavy drinking. These allegations follow earlier claims by Anthony Rapp, who accused Spacey of assault in the 1980s, a civil case in which Spacey was found not liable. Subsequent allegations led to Spacey's removal from the Netflix series "House of Cards." He has since returned to acting with roles in several films.