An ex-Spandau Ballet star accused of sexually assaulting 5 ladies has advised a court docket he has been unable to work as a performer since being arrested.
Ross Davidson, 36, needed intercourse as much as six occasions an evening and would pressure himself on ladies who refused him, it’s claimed.
Aberdeen-born Davidson turned ‘a little bit of a intercourse image’ after starring within the West Finish musical We Will Rock You a decade in the past and was the lead singer in Spandau Ballet in 2018, performing as Ross Wild, jurors heard.
However for the reason that trial he claims he has been unable to work.
He’s accused of a collection of intercourse offences in opposition to 5 ladies, three of whom he’s alleged to have raped.
Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson, pictured exterior Wooden Inexperienced Crown Court docket on June 11, is accused of a collection of intercourse offences in opposition to 5 ladies
Davidson (third from the left), who changed Tony Hadley because the Eighties band’s singer in 2018 earlier than leaving 11 months later, was arrested by officers at his residence on March 30, 2021
The offences for which Davidson (pictured) is standing trial are alleged to have taken place over a ten-year interval between 2013 and 2023
The offences are stated to have taken place over a ten 12 months interval between 2013 and 2023.
The singer has been accused of filming himself fondling ladies whereas they slept and having fun with role-playing rape eventualities, Wooden Inexperienced crown court docket has heard.
Jurors have heard that when he was interviewed by police, Davidson claimed that ‘every part was consensual between him and the ladies involved’.
Davidson gave proof at Wooden Inexperienced Crown Court docket at this time carrying a gray swimsuit.
He advised the court docket that he grew up in Scotland and studied music at school however regardless of performing with the well-known band, the singer says he has been unable to work.
Through the trial, jurors additionally heard how Davidson has ADHD and was on Ritalin till he was 13 earlier than self medicating with unlawful substances.
‘It will make me really feel a bit boring and unexcited about numerous issues,’ Davidson defined.
‘I’ve self-medicated with issues I should not have completed,’ he admitted.
His former band Spandau Ballet are pictured backstage at Eventim Apollo in London in October 2018 – (L-R) Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp, John Keeble, Davidson and Steve Norman
Aberdeen-born Davidson (pictured) had a ‘model fantasy’, an alleged sufferer stated
He stated that when he was put beneath investigation he stopped with the ability to work.
‘Initially I began to refuse work once I was being put beneath investigation. I refused work, I could not do it mentally.
‘Since then it has been a case of they are not going to need me anyway.’
Charlotte Newell, KC, defending, requested him: ‘What impact has that had on you?’
Davidson replied: ‘I’ve no outlet’.
Referring to the primary alleged sufferer’s proof accusing Davidson of being homophobic, Ms Newell requested the musician if there have been any gay individuals within the music trade earlier than asking Davidson if he was homophobic.
Ms Newell stated: ‘What would you say in response to accusations of you being homophobic?’
Davidson: ‘Completely ridiculous past perception’.
He stated that one of many jobs he’s most happy with was in is position because the lead within the coming-of-age rock musical Naked set in a US Catholic boarding college.
Within the present he performs Jason who has a secret relationship along with his roommate Peter.
Davidson stated he had requested homosexual mates what they thought of him taking part in the half.
He advised the court docket: ‘I requested homosexual mates, since I’m not homosexual, what they thought of it’.
Wild (pictured) has been accused of raping three ladies and filming himself molesting his victims as they slept, throughout his trial at Wooden Inexperienced Crown Court docket
Martin Kemp (left), Ross Davidson (centre) and Gary Kemp (proper) are seen on the Eventim Apollo stage in London on October 29, 2018
He was then requested about his expertise with the primary girl who has accused him of rape.
‘As soon as I met her I began falling for her fairly laborious’.
The jury was directed to clear Davidson of 1 cost of intimidation regarding one of many complainants on the shut of the prosecution case.
Earlier within the trial a girl alleged to have been raped by Davidson in 2015 at his London flat stated sexual relations with him felt ‘transactional’, in video proof performed to the court docket.
Giving proof, she described how Davidson randomly hooked up her to a leather-and-buckle collar that linked her neck to her wrists.
She advised the court docket: ‘I keep in mind while I used to be in London, on the property, mid-conversation – with out stopping the dialog – he left the room and got here again in with a collar that linked to wristcuffs.
‘With out breaking dialog he simply positioned it on me and I simply let it occur.’
Requested by prosecutor Richard Hearnden why she did so, the alleged sufferer replied: ‘I did not know what would occur if I protested.
She described his manner while placing her within the collar as ‘nonchalant’, performing ‘as if what was taking place wasn’t unusual or out of the strange’.
The court docket then heard Davidson advised her of his disturbing ‘model’ fantasy, the alleged sufferer saying: ‘He expressed a fantasy that he likes to play out.
‘He talked about that he preferred to have intercourse with fashions and initially I believed that simply meant individuals who labored as fashions – very engaging individuals.
‘However after the dialog what he meant was mannequins, for somebody to faux to be a nonetheless and lifeless, unresponsive particular person – as in the event that they have been a model from a store window.
‘I keep in mind discovering it very unusual – I could not perceive the pleasure that may come from that.’
After the alleged rape, jurors heard Davidson continued sending her ‘copy and paste’ advertising and marketing copy selling the band he was in earlier than he joined Spandau Ballet.
One other alleged sufferer of Davidson stated she was raped by the star after he advised her, ‘C’mon, c’mon. let’s have intercourse’ – demanding it six occasions an evening.
In video recorded proof performed to the court docket the alleged sufferer stated: ‘We have been having intercourse 5 to 6 occasions an evening, which was simply not okay for me.
‘One time I used to be feeling very sore, and I stated I did not need to have intercourse with him, he stated: “No, c’mon, c’mon, let’s have intercourse.
‘He put me on my again and began having intercourse with me.
‘He was making an attempt to giggle and make it humorous – I stated no, actually, I do not need to.
‘I barely slept, I felt so anxious and alone the entire time – I used to simply lay in mattress and cry.’
The girl claimed Davidson smoked as much as six hashish joints a day.
She stated: ‘He spent the entire relationship having, say, 5 to 6 joints a day – smoking marijuana.
‘He’d very often kiss me and have the smoke in his mouth and attempt to blow it in my mouth, he would attempt to get me excessive and I would clearly go to sleep fairly shortly.’
She claimed in her video recorded proof that Davidson filmed her performing oral intercourse with out her consent, whereas telling her he was ‘simply texting’.
She added: ‘I believed it’s kind of bizarre to be texting while this is occurring.
‘I hadn’t consented to a video being taken of me performing oral on him, I hadn’t stated that was okay.’
Davidson changed Tony Hadley as Spandau Ballet’s lead singer in 2018 after taking part in Elvis Presley within the hit West Finish musical Million Greenback Quartet, alongside the band’s bassist Martin Kemp.
Davidson, of Finchley, north London, denies three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, one rely of voyeurism, and one in every of controlling behaviour.
The trial continues.
