Kevin Spacey Faces $31 Million in Damages as he Loses Arbitration Case over "House of Cards" Exit
by Ted Johnson
Nov. 22, 2021


An arbitrator has ruled in favor of MRC, the production company behind "House of Cards", in its case against Kevin Spacey over his firing from the show as he faced allegations of sexual misconduct.

The ruling, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, awarded MRC $29.5 million in damages and $1.4 million in attorneys fees and costs. MRC had sought the damages for lost revenue due to Spacey’s exit.

In a statement, MRC 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.”

https://deadline.com/2021/11/kevin-spacey-loses-arbitration-house-of-cards-mrc-1234878957/

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Judge Orders Kevin Spacey to Pay "House of Cards" Makers $31M in Firing Dispute
by Lauren Huff
Aug. 4, 2022


Kevin Spacey owes nearly $31 million to the makers of "House of Cards", a judge ruled Thursday, per court documents obtained by EW.

The decision comes after a private arbiter found in 2020 that Spacey had breached his contract by violating the company's sexual harassment policy. MRC, the company behind the hit Netflix series, cut ties with Spacey in 2017 after multiple allegations of sexually predatory behavior against him came to light.

During the arbitration process, the company successfully argued that Spacey cost them millions after his alleged misconduct forced them to remove him from the series and cut the sixth season down by five episodes.




Spacey — who has denied the allegations against him — then challenged that ruling in open court, with his lawyers claiming in part that his actions were not a substantial factor in "House of Card's" losses.

On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana ruled against Spacey's bid to toss the arbitration award and granted MRC's petition, which means the actor will now need to make good on the $30.9 million he was initially ordered to pay.

https://ew.com/tv/kevin-spacey-house-of-cards-firing-case/