House of Cards crew accuse Spacey of harassment

Production staff on House of Cards have now accused Kevin Spacey of a pattern of sexual harassment.

Eight current or former employees spoke out anonymously for fear of reprisal.

One former production assistant accused Spacey of sexually assaulting him during one of the show’s earlier seasons, CNN reports.

The 8 all alleged to the outlet that Spacey displayed “predatory” behaviour on the set of the Netflix show, touching employees without consent and making lewd comments towards staffers who were usually young men.

Meanwhile Spacey’s agency CAA and his publicist have since announced they have parted ways with him.

“Netflix was just made aware of one incident, five years ago, that we were informed was resolved swiftly,” the streaming service said in statement.

“On Tuesday, in collaboration with MRC, we suspended production, knowing that Kevin Spacey wasn’t scheduled to work until Wednesday. Netflix is not aware of any other incidents involving Kevin Spacey on-set,” the statement continued. “We continue to collaborate with MRC and other production partners to maintain a safe and respectful working environment. We will continue to work with MRC during this hiatus time to evaluate our path forward as it relates to the production, and have nothing further to share at this time.”

Production company MRC has begun “an anonymous complaint hotline, crisis counselors, and sexual harassment legal advisors for the crew.”

Yesterday representatives for Spacey indicated he was seeking “evaluation and treatment.”

Source: People