Kevin Spacey Ordered To Pay $31 Million To House of Cards Studio
The makers of the "House of Cards" political series fought a three-year battle with the show's former star over loss of profits. Spacey's career ended in 2017 over sexual misconduct allegations.
The
makers
of
the
"House
of
Cards" political
series
fought
a
three-year
battle
with
the
show's
former
star
over
loss
of
profits.
Spacey's
career
ended
in
2017
over
sexual
misconduct
allegations.
A
US
court
ordered
Kevin
Spacey
pay
nearly
$31
million
(€27.5
million)
to
the
producers
of
the
"House
of
Cards"
series
for
financial
losses
incurred
after
he
was
fired
over
allegations
of
sexual
misconduct,
court
documents
made
public
on
Monday
showed.
MRC,
the
company
behind
the
popular
political
drama
shown
on
Netflix,
said
an
investgation
found
Spacey
had
"breached" its
harassment
policy
during
the
making
of
the
show.
What
did
the
show
producers
try
to
prove?
A
Los
Angeles
court
ruled
on
October
19
that
Spacey
had
not
complied
with
both
his
acting
and
executive
producing
contracts
during
the
five-season
show.
The
62-year-old
Oscar
winner's
high
flying
career
came
to
an
abrupt
end
in
2017
amid
accusations
of
sexual
misconduct.
Spacey's
leading
role
in
the
sixth
season
of
the
"House
of
Cards" series
was
scrapped
as
he
got
the
sack
from
various
movies.
The
show's
producers
had
to
rewrite
the
script
to
remove
his
part
and
shorten
the
season
from
13
to
8
episodes,
leading
to
tens
of
millions
in
losses,
the
document
said.
"The
safety
of
our
employees,
sets
and
work
environments
is
of
paramount
importance
to
MRC
and
why
we
set
out
to
push
for
accountability," the
company
said
in
a
statement
on
Monday.
How
big
was
the
fallout?
During
a
legal
battle
lasting
more
than
three
years,
Spacey's
lawyers
argued
that
his
actions
were
not
a
substantial
factor
in
the
show's
losses.
But
three
private
arbitrators
finally
found
for
MRC
after
the
two-time
Oscar
winner
appealed
an
earlier
decision.
Independent
investigations
found
that
Spacey
had
sexually
harrassed
many
of
those
who
worked
under
him.
Many
other
stars
were
outed
on
similar
allegations
when
the
so-called
#MeToo
movement
hit
the
entertainment
industry
in
particular.
Various
civil
lawsuits
followed
even
though
the
only
criminal
case
brought
against
the
actor,
for
the
alleged
groping
of
an
18-year-old
man,
was
dismissed
by
Massachusetts
prosecutors
in
2019.
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