Pressure built on Netflix NFLX, +0.35% and production company MRC all week, after BuzzFeed published Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp’s account of being inappropriately touched by Spacey when Rapp was 14 years old. Spacey responded to that story Sunday evening by saying he did not remember the incident, but apologized if it did happen.
Netflix Inc. cut all ties with Kevin Spacey late Friday evening, announcing that signature show “House of Cards” could only go on without the actor who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple men this week.
“Netflix will not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey”, a spokeswoman said in an email. “We will continue to work with MRC during this hiatus time to evaluate our path forward as it relates to the show.”
Netflix announced Monday that the sixth season would be the final act for “House of Cards”, one of the first premier dramas Netflix released as it began to produce its own binge-worthy shows. A day later, Netflix suspended production on the final season after CNN reported accusations of sexual assault against Spacey by “House of Cards” co-workers.
Netflix also canceled the release of a Gore Vidal movie that Spacey was producing and starring in, called “Gore.” Spacey’s next movie is a Sony SNE, -0.18% SNE, -0.18% production called “All the Money in the World”, which is scheduled for release near Christmas.
