The ruling upholds a private arbitrator’s ruling last year in favor of the production companies behind the popular Netflix series. Spacey was fired from the show in 2017 amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. In November, the Hollywood actor was ordered to pay the sum to independent production company Media Rights Capital following “explosive” allegations of sexual misconduct involving young crew members working on the show. He filed a petition to void the order, but Los Angeles District Judge Mel Recana denied his request. Original files from the MRC, obtained by the PA agency, detail how Spacey was axed from House Of Cards following allegations that he “systematically recruited, sexually harassed and fondled young men he had worked with throughout his career in film, television. and plays”. The arbitrator concluded that Spacey had repeatedly breached contractual obligations to provide services “in a professional manner” that were “consistent with (MRC) reasonable guidelines, practices and policies” – including anti-harassment policies. The actor starred in House Of Cards for five seasons, playing the calculating Frank Underwood, before he was axed from the show after the allegations surfaced. In the original decision, the arbitrator also found that Spacey was not entitled to be paid the remainder of his contract, as his firing had caused the show’s sixth season to be shortened and rewritten and cost MRC millions in lost revenue. Image: Spacey arrives at the Old Bailey It comes after Spacey appeared in a UK court to “vehemently” deny further charges over sexual assault allegations dating back 17 years. At London’s Old Bailey on July 14, he denied five charges relating to three men, who are now in their 30s and 40s. The alleged offenses are said to have taken place in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013, when Spacey was artistic director of The Old Vic theatre.
