Kevin Spacey scandal (13)

Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from House of Cards
Kevin Spacey apologises after being accused of sexual advance on 14-year-old actor

• In 2000, Spacey won the best actor Oscar for his role in American Beauty, where he played Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter’s best friend.
• Spacey apologised last weekend to actor Anthony Rapp, who had accused him of trying to seduce him in 1986 when Rapp was 14. 
• London police are reportedly investigating Spacey for a 2008 sexual assault
• Spacey was artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre in London for 11 years until 2015.
• In a statement, Netflix said it “will not be involved with any further production of House of Cards that includes Kevin Spacey. 

Streaming network Netflix will cease working with Kevin Spacey on its show House of Cards and is also declining to release a film starring the actor, who has been accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour. Production on House of Cards, in which the Oscar-winning Spacey plays US president Frank Underwood, had already been suspended on Tuesday. Spacey has not been arrested or charged with any crime and has not commented since his apology to Rapp. Earlier this week the actor’s publicist said Spacey was “taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment”. It is understood the publicist has since cut ties with the actor.