Netflix has announced that it is cutting all of its ties to Kevin Spacey amid more claims about his inappropriate behavior.
The company announced Friday night that as well as ditching political drama House of Cards, it would also drop a biopic of writer Gore Vidal that Spacey had been set to star in, The Hollywood Reporter said.
That same night, Buzzfeed spoke to three more men who accused Spacey of inappropriate conduct – including one who said the actor played porn and gave him cocktails when he was 16.
Netflix has now cut all ties with Kevin Spacey, saying it won’t stream his movie Gore, or any seasons of House of Cards that feature him. Also Friday three more accusations were made
‘Netflix will not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey,’ the company said.
‘We will continue to work with [Media Rights Capital, the production house behind the show] during this hiatus time to evaluate our path forward as it relates to the show.’
‘We have also decided we will not be moving forward with the release of the film Gore, which was in post-production, starring and produced by Kevin Spacey.’
The wording of their letter suggests that they may be open to the possibility of a Spacey-free House of Cards, should Media Rights Capital (MRC) decide to go in that direction.
Spacey currently has an executive producer credit on the show, and his own production company – Trigger Street Productions – is involved in its production.
Spacey’s woes came after Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp claimed that Spacey had made a pass at him when he was just 14 years old.
And on Friday another three claims were fired at him – one of them again involving a teenager.
On Thursday, MRC said it ‘will continue to thoroughly investigate all current claims and any new claims that are formally brought to our attention, and will continue to monitor our own production and practices to ensure that our cast and crew feel safe and supported.’
More to follow.