Ruari Cannon is suing Kevin Spacey and two organizations linked to the Old Vic Theatre for psychiatric damage due to alleged sexual and emotional abuse. Having waived his anonymity for the claim, Cannon, who was 33 at the time, claims he was assaulted in June 2013 by Spacey, then the artistic director at the Old Vic. Cannon, a cast member of 'Sweet Bird of Youth', alleges Spacey had a sexual interest in him, culminating in inappropriate conduct at an event following a press preview.
According to the documents, filed in June, Mr Spacey was working as artistic director at the Old Vic Theatre at the time of the alleged assaults on a production of a play by Tennessee Williams known as Sweet Bird Of Youth, and Mr Cannon was a member of the cast in this production.
It is alleged that Mr Spacey then pushed Mr Cannon's underwear 'as far up' into his bottom as possible, 'so as to cause pain and distress'.
Setting out the allegations, Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC, for Mr Cannon, said: 'Kevin Spacey pulled the claimant towards him, turned him around through 45 degrees and placed his left hand on the claimant's buttocks and lifted up the recess material of his suit.'
After the press preview of the show on June 12 2013, Mr Cannon attended a party at The Savoy in London organised by The Old Vic Theatre Company (The Cut) and The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000.
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