Netflix Suspends Production of ‘House of Cards’
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Netflix Suspends Production of ‘House of Cards’
Mr. Spacey released a statement shortly after the article was published in which he said
that he did not recall the episode but attributed it to “deeply inappropriate drunken behavior.”
The decision to stop production raises questions about whether it will resume, and, if it does, whether Mr. Spacey will return to the series.
In a statement, Netflix and Media Rights Capital, the studio behind the show, said production was being halted
“to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew.”
On Monday, executives from both companies spoke to the cast
and crew of “House of Cards” in Baltimore, where production of its sixth season had recently gotten underway.
On Sunday, BuzzFeed reported an allegation by the actor Anthony Rapp
that Mr. Spacey had made an unwanted sexual advance toward him in the 1980s, when he was 14 and Mr. Spacey was in his mid-20s.
Production on the final season of “House of Cards” was suspended Tuesday, two days after its star, Kevin
Spacey, was accused of having made an unwanted sexual advance toward a 14-year-old boy in the 1980s.
Mr. Spacey released a statement shortly after the article was published in which he said
that he did not recall the episode but attributed it to “deeply inappropriate drunken behavior.”
The decision to stop production raises questions about whether it will resume, and, if it does, whether Mr. Spacey will return to the series.
In a statement, Netflix and Media Rights Capital, the studio behind the show, said production was being halted
“to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew.”
On Monday, executives from both companies spoke to the cast
and crew of “House of Cards” in Baltimore, where production of its sixth season had recently gotten underway.
On Sunday, BuzzFeed reported an allegation by the actor Anthony Rapp
that Mr. Spacey had made an unwanted sexual advance toward him in the 1980s, when he was 14 and Mr. Spacey was in his mid-20s.
Production on the final season of “House of Cards” was suspended Tuesday, two days after its star, Kevin
Spacey, was accused of having made an unwanted sexual advance toward a 14-year-old boy in the 1980s.