Reccana wrote that Spacey and his attorneys “couldn’t prove that this was even a closed case” and “did not prove that the damages award was so completely unreasonable that it amounted to an arbitrary reformulation of the parties’ contract.”
“We are satisfied with the court’s decision,” MRC attorney Michael Kump said in an email to The Associated Press.
Spacey has denied the allegations through his lawyers and spokesman, who did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
According to documents obtained by Kump, Spacey “conducted certain misconduct with several crew members during each of the five seasons he starred in and executive-produced on House of Cards,” thereby violating his contractual requirements for professional conduct. .
As a result, MRC had to fire Spacey, halt production on the show’s sixth season, rewrite it to remove Spacey’s central character, and shorten it from 13 episodes to 8 to meet the deadline, resulting in Tens of millions of dollars in damages, according to court documents.
Spacey’s attorneys argued in their own filings that the decision to exclude him from the show’s sixth season was made prior to the internal investigation that led to cast members coming forward, and therefore not a breach of contract. And they argue that the actor’s behavior was not a significant factor in the show’s failure.
The 63-year-old Oscar winner’s career came to an abrupt end in late 2017 as the #MeToo movement gained momentum and multiple allegations surfaced against him.
The most well-known of the projects Spacey has been fired or pulled from is “House of Cards,” an investment Netflix political thriller in which Spacey starred for five seasons as Frank Underwood, an eager Power MP, who later became president.
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 Theatre there. His lawyer said he “vigorously denies” the allegations. He will face trial next year.
In 2019, Massachusetts prosecutors dismissed a separate criminal case against him involving indecent assault and battery charges against an 18-year-old man at a Nantucket resort.
Spacey also faces lawsuits from other men, including actor Anthony Rapp.
