Kevin Spacey

The ruling from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana gives the force of law to the $30.9 award in favor of MRC and other companies that produced the ...

"It sounds like Kevin Spacey feels that there's still a possibility of rehabilitating himself in this country. They argued that the actor's actions were not a substantial factor in the show's losses. Last month, Spacey pleaded not guilty in London to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, when he was director of the Old Vic theater there.

Los Angeles: Clouds of legal proceedings continue to meander over Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey. Spacey, who played Frank Underwood in 'House of Cards' has ...

The allegation pushed the production on ‘House of Cards’ to suspension two days later. Spacey was first accused of misconduct in 2017 in a Buzzfeed article, in which actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey had made a sexual advance on him in 1986, when Rapp was 14. During the sixth season of the show, Spacey was kicked off the series after facing allegations that he had sexually assaulted and preyed upon young men, including a ‘House of Cards’ production assistant who said Spacey groped him, prompting MRC’s investigation.

Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay the 'House of Cards' creators nearly $31m (£25m) of losses after being fired from the Netflix show in 2017.

Since 2017, the actor has faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. An arbitrator working on the case over the last three years has determined that Spacey violated a contract clause that demanded he act in a professional manner. Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay the House of Cards creators nearly $31m (£25m) of losses.

Hollywood actor ordered to pay sum to MCR following allegations of sexual misconduct.

In the original ruling the arbitrator also found that Spacey was not entitled to be paid for the remainder of his contract, as his dismissal had caused the show’s sixth season to be shortened and rewritten and cost MRC millions in lost revenue. Judge Mel Red Recana wrote that Spacey and his attorneys “fail to demonstrate that this is even a close case” and “do not demonstrate that the damages award was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties’ contracts”. Spacey had filed to have the order overturned, but his request was denied by a US judge in Los Angeles on Thursday, according to documents obtained by the PA news agency.

Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay 'House of Cards' producers $31 million, the Los Angeles Superior Court has ruled.

After being embroiled in a sexual assault controversy that led to his termination from House of Cards, actor Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay $31 ...

He denied allegations made by three different men about assaults dating from 2005 to 2013, when Spacey was the artistic director of the When the original ruling was made, the arbitrator observed that Spacey should not be paid for the remainder of his contract. Mel Red Recana, stated that the actor and his attorneys did not demonstrate that theirs was a close case. Before being dismissed, Kevin Spacey featured in the series House of Cards for five seasons. After these charges were filed, the actor was asked to compensate the production house with a payment of $31 million. Following the order, Spacey filed to overturn it.

The actor was removed from the Netflix series in 2017 amid allegations of misconduct.

Last month, Spacey formally pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in the U.K. ahead of a trial that will kick off next summer. In her ruling, she writes Spacey and his legal team “fail to demonstrate that this is even a close case” and “do not demonstrate that the damages award was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties’ contracts,” per court documents. A Los Angeles judge ruled on Thursday that Kevin Spacey must pay nearly $31 million in damages to the makers of House Of Cards over his firing, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The 63-year-old actor was dropped from the Netflix series in 2017 after being accused of sexual misconduct by multiple young men and he was later sued by ...

Kevin Spacey will have to pony up after losing his appeal to have a $31 million arbitration award overturned. In November, the Hollywood star was ordered to ...

It will help us fix a broken system that protects perpetrators and corporations and end the days of silencing survivors.” Spacey filed to have the ruling overturned, but his request was denied by a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to the PA Media news agency. The arbitrator also ruled that the two-time Academy Award winner wasn’t entitled to compensation for the remainder of his contract because his forced exit had caused the show’s sixth season to be rewritten and truncated, costing MRC millions in revenue.