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Max Clifford 'never forced himself on anybody' Max Clifford 'never forced himself on anybody'
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Publicist Max Clifford told police he had "never forced" himself on anyone and was "never into young girls", Southwark Crown Court has heard.Publicist Max Clifford told police he had "never forced" himself on anyone and was "never into young girls", Southwark Crown Court has heard.
He said he might have had sexual activity in his office but only with consenting women above the legal age.He said he might have had sexual activity in his office but only with consenting women above the legal age.
The court is hearing extracts from police interviews with Mr Clifford when he was first questioned after his arrest in December 2012. The court heard extracts from police interviews with Mr Clifford when he was first questioned after his arrest in December 2012.
He denies 11 counts of indecent assault.He denies 11 counts of indecent assault.
Mr Clifford has entered the witness box as the defence begins.
'Repulsive''Repulsive'
When police asked what sort of sexual activity had occurred in Mr Clifford's office, he said: "Slap and tickle, kissing and cuddling, I might have had oral sex occasionally." Earlier the jury was read parts of 2012 police interviews with Mr Clifford.
When officers asked what sort of sexual activity had occurred in Mr Clifford's office, he told them: "Slap and tickle, kissing and cuddling, I might have had oral sex occasionally."
He told police that he "didn't need a casting couch", and that the 60s, 70s and 80s had been an "active time".He told police that he "didn't need a casting couch", and that the 60s, 70s and 80s had been an "active time".
The jury also heard that when he was confronted over a claim he had sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a jacuzzi in Spain - which is not part of this trial as the alleged offence happened abroad - Mr Clifford said: "It's repulsive, it's totally untrue." The jury also heard that when he was confronted over a claim he had sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a Jacuzzi in Spain - which is not part of this trial as the alleged offence happened abroad - Mr Clifford said: "It's repulsive, it's totally untrue."
Mr Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault - relating to seven alleged victims aged from 14 to 20 - between 1966 and 1984.Mr Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault - relating to seven alleged victims aged from 14 to 20 - between 1966 and 1984.
The trial continues.The trial continues.