they were never alone together. when the allegations first came out, he issued a statement on twitter in which he apologised and said he couldn t remember what happened. but that it could have been simply inappropriate drunken behaviour. he now says, and he said in the trial, that he regrets apologising for something, a statement perhaps encouraged by his publicist, for something that he says he did not do. and what reaction has there been to this? kevin spacey by all accounts was quite emotional at the end of this, when the jury s verdict was read out. he didn t speak to reporters leaving the courthouse, but his lawyer did issue a statement, and i will read a little part of it. the lawyer said he was deeply thankful thatjustice had been done following what the lawyer described as a swift and decisive verdict. the lawyer went on to say that mr spacey was grateful to live in a country where the citizens have a right to trial by impartialjurors,
he didn t speak to reporters leaving the courthouse, but his lawyer did issue a statement, and i will read a little part of it. the lawyer said he was deeply thankful thatjustice had been done following what the lawyer described as a swift and decisive verdict. the lawyer went on to say that mr spacey was grateful to live in a country where the citizens have a right to trial by impartialjurors, who make their decision based on evidence and not rumour or social media. that goes to something that she said at the end of the trial, she actually urged the jurors to set aside what she described as the sexual politics of this case. again, a reference to the me too movement, she said it was not a case of being with the movement or against it, but simply about the facts of the case. let s get some of the day s other news. in central africa,