Kevin Spacey ordered to pay House of Cards makers $31m for show’s losses
msn.comproducers of House of Cards over losses relating to allegations of sexual misconduct by the actor, after losing an appeal over the sum.
Spacey had sought to overturn an arbitration order requiring him to pay media company MRC damages following "explosive" allegations involving young crew members that led to his firing from the popular Netflix show in 2017.
But Los Angeles Judge Mel Red Recana found that Spacey and his lawyers “fail to demonstrate that this is even a close case”, according to documents seen by the Press Association.
She further said the Hollywood star and his team did not “demonstrate that the damages award was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties’ contracts”. “We are pleased with the court’s ruling,” said Michael Kump, MCR’s attorney, after the ruling.
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