According to foreign media reports, actor Kevin Spacey was ordered to pay nearly $31 million in liquidated damages to MRC, the producer of "House of Cards", for violating Netflix's sexual harassment policy. The arbitral award came to light on Monday local time, and production company MRC filed a petition confirming the ruling to the Los Angeles Superior Court.
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MrC said in a statement, "The safety of our employees, equipment and work environment is of paramount importance to MRC, which is why we started pushing for accountability." ”
In 2017, CNN reported that Spacey made vulgar remarks on set and attacked staff, in addition to being accused of sexually assaulting underage men. According to the petition, MRC said it was completely unaware of Spacey's behavior before the incident was reported. MRC eventually terminated his contract with Spacey, and his role in House of Cards was replaced.
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