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.

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 and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of Cards” because of losses brought on by his firing.

Mr Spacey had travelled from his home in the United States to appear voluntarily at the British court. The arbitrator had found that Mr Spacey was in breach of his contract because of his alleged behaviour, the judge said, noting that even if the matter was not so clear-cut, the arbitrator's award would stand as reported by AP News. Mr Spacey's legal team had argued that the arbitrator exceeded the scope of his powers by considering certain evidence in deciding damages.

Spacey was let go during the sixth season of the Netflix series after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced in the press.

The 63-year-old actor was first accused of sexual misconduct in 2017, when actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey made a sexual advance on him at a 1986 party when Rapp was just 14. Spacey's legal team had meanwhile argued that the behaviour boiled down to “sexual innuendos” and “innocent horseplay” on set, and therefore was not in breach of MRC's anti-harassment policies. Actor Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay almost $31 million in damages, costs and fees to the producers behind House of Cards, it has been confirmed.

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.