Kevin Spacey parties with Elton John after singer testified at his sex assault trial

Kevin Spacey has been noticed eating at a swanky restaurant on the French Riviera with Elton John and his husband David Furnish — three weeks after he was acquitted of intercourse assault costs towards 4 males.

The Oscar winner, 64, appeared in excessive spirits within the firm of the pop legend, 76, and the Canadian filmmaker, 60, each of whom testified in his protection on the highly-publicized UK trial final month.

The trio was pictured contained in the unique La Petite Maison eatery within the Côte D’azur, accompanied by two different adults and John and Furnish’s younger youngsters, Zachary, 12, and Elijah, 10.

Spacey, who was carrying a powder blue swimsuit, was filmed grinning because the group was serenaded by a band taking part in Elvis Presley’s 1968 hit, “Suspicious Minds.”

It comes as considered one of Spacey’s friends informed Daily Mail on Friday that the actor, who’s at the moment based mostly in London, is trying to go away the UK, regardless of being cleared of the costs that sullied his identify.

“Kevin was cleared, however he isn’t going again to the approach to life and contacts he as soon as had,” the unnamed buddy informed the publication. “He has been speaking for not less than a 12 months about transferring out of the UK, almost definitely to Paris.”

“They’ve a historical past of not caring an excessive amount of about individuals’s non-public lives in France, however they do have a robust cinema tradition,” the pal continued. “It will be an excellent place for him to start out once more — and he has loads of associates in Paris.”

Spacey was accused of committing intercourse offenses towards 4 males between 2004 and 2013, whereas he was serving as creative director at London’s historic Previous Vic theater.

The “Ordinary Suspects” star was charged with 9 separate counts — together with sexual assault and inflicting an individual to interact in penetrative sexual exercise. He confronted life in jail if discovered responsible.

One in every of Spacey’s accusers claimed the star aggressively grabbed his crotch whereas driving to Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball in both 2004 or 2005.

Nonetheless, John and his husband each countered these claims in court docket, telling the jury that Spacey arrived on the occasion by non-public jet.

Late final month, Spacey was acquitted of all 9 costs by the jury, comprised of six males and three ladies.

The actor informed the court docket that any encounters with the boys would have been consensual. He mentioned he was promiscuous and a “large flirt” who had “informal, indiscriminate sexual encounters.”

Spacey’s lawyer, Patrick Gibbs, vociferously defended the star, telling the jury it was not against the law for his shopper to get pleasure from informal homosexual intercourse “as a result of it’s 2023, not 1823.”

Three of the accusers claimed they have been aggressively groped, whereas the fourth alleged Spacey carried out oral intercourse on him when he was handed out within the star’s London condo.

The 4 variously described the actor as a “vile sexual predator,” “slippery” and “atrocious, despicable, disgusting.”

Nonetheless, Spacey hit again, implying that the plaintiffs have been motivated by cash.

Spacey informed the court docket three of the 4 males had introduced civil lawsuits towards him, with one allegedly looking for cost of greater than £450,000 ($577,400).

The “American Magnificence” star — who has been nearly banished from Hollywood following a number of allegations of sexual abuse — sobbed because the not-guilty verdict was handed down.

After leaving the court docket following the decision, Spacey informed a throng of media: “I think about that a lot of you’ll be able to perceive that there’s quite a bit for me to course of after what has simply occurred at this time. I’m humbled by the result.”

The authorized victory got here lower than a 12 months after Spacey additionally received a intercourse abuse case introduced towards him by actor Anthony Rapp in Manhattan.

Final October, jurors sided with Spacey, discovering that Rapp couldn’t conclusively show his declare that Spacey made an undesirable sexual advance at him again in 1986.