{"id":716146,"date":"2026-03-11T04:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-spacey-testifies-about-imploded-house-of-cards-final-season\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T04:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:50:13","slug":"kevin-spacey-testifies-about-imploded-house-of-cards-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-spacey-testifies-about-imploded-house-of-cards-final-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey Testifies About Imploded \u2018House of Cards\u2019 Final Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tShifting loyalties. A mishmash of half-truths in pursuit of a nine-figure insurance payout. Complaints from crewmembers against the trio at the top of House of Cards<\/em>\u2018 call sheet.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a dusty annex at a Santa Monica courthouse on Tuesday, Kevin Spacey detailed the behind-the-scenes maneuvering of people in his orbit to recover money from the imploded final season of the Netflix show. He testified that he was ready and willing to film the sixth season of House of Cards <\/em>but that he was unfairly ousted on false grounds so the show\u2019s producers could submit a massive insurance claim. The actor was articulate and quick-witted, unrepentant and resolute \u2014 challenging the allegations of sexual impropriety and sexual compulsion diagnosis that upended his career nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpacey\u2019s testimony headlines a long-running case pitting Media<\/a> Rights Capital, the production company behind House of Cards<\/em>, against its insurer. In an unusual arrangement, he struck a deal with MRC to reduce its $31 million arbitration award against him in exchange for turning over his medical records. They\u2019re an essential piece of the company\u2019s case to convince the jury that Spacey had a legitimate illness that prevented him from filming.<\/p>\n

\n\tStill, bad blood app<\/a>ears to have lingered between the two sides. Spacey was unwilling to conform with MRC\u2019s telling of events despite their deal.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt every turn, Spacey disputed findings in his medical records from his time at The Meadows, a luxe Arizona rehab facility he checked into after he was accused of sexual harassment, showing that he had a condition requiring treatment.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThroughout the medical records, there are comments attributed to me that I never said,\u201d Spacey testified. \u201cThey\u2019re under the impression I have a British accent and have a wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSpacey\u2019s posture on his condition was contested by testimony from Michael Genovese, a psychiatrist and expert witness for MRC who said that Spacey contemplated suicide. \u201cOne [idea] was to hang himself the night before he went into The Meadows,\u201d Genovese recounted. Another was to step in front of a vehicle during his stay at the rehab facility, he added.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpacey was \u201cunable to fulfill his duties on the set of House of Cards <\/em>in 2017 as a result of this disease,\u201d Genovese said. \u201cThere was no way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSpacey\u2019s refusal to take accountability for his alleged sexual misconduct emerged as a major theme in the line of questioning from Adam Ziffer, a lawyer for the company, possibly to undermine later testimony from the actor that he didn\u2019t have an illness and was prepared to shoot the sixth season of House of Cards<\/em>. The actor stressed he didn\u2019t believe the CNN report published in 2017 accusing Spacey of sexually harassing crew members, along with other stories revolving around allegations of sexual impropriety.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019d be nice if she corrected her story,\u201d he quipped, referring to the reporter who wrote the story.<\/p>\n

\n\tAsked about the legitimacy of accusations of several anonymous accusers, Spacey denied allegations of inappropriate touching. He referred to one the allegations in a prior deposition as an \u201centirely made up story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the legal dispute between MRC and Spacey, which resulted in the $31 million judgement, an arbitrator found each of the complaining witnesses credible and that he violated anti-harassment policies in his contract.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe conclusion is that for all of these reasons, it\u2019s more likely than not that these incidents occurred,\u201d Ziffer said, which drew a quick reply from Spacey that the standard is a \u201cvery low bar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIn your view, none of this occurred because you don\u2019t misbehave on sets,\u201d Ziffer responded. \u201cI think we got a good look at how your accountability works.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSpacey was much more receptive to questioning from Fireman\u2019s Fund, which is looking to establish that he was ousted from the production because of media fallout in response to allegations of sexual assault rather than an underlying illness.<\/p>\n

\n\tAsked whether he agreed with a diagnosis for sexual compulsive disorder, Spacey said he was initially told by a medical professional at The Meadows that he didn\u2019t qualify as a sex addict. \u201cI only found out later that they had in fact diagnosed me as sexually compulsive,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t professionally dispute that, but I can personally dispute it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe founder of the rehab facility, he said, later asked him to be a spokesperson for sex addiction. \u201cIt was very much obvious they wanted me to be a sex addict.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSpacey\u2019s stay at The Meadows has been a major focus of the trial. His lawyer, Todd Rubenstein, told the production company on Nov. 4 that the actor was \u201cavailable, willing and able to provide all of the services\u201d required under his contract. That clashed with an earlier assertion from his agent, Matt DelPiano, to MRC CEO Scott Tenley a couple days earlier that Spacey was \u201csick\u201d and going away for a \u201cvery long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore checking into the treatment center, Spacey\u2019s manager had a conversation with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. \u201cHe said that I was family and that we were partners and that none of this would effect [House of Cards<\/em>] and that they would go on hiatus and nothing would happen until Thanksgiving,\u201d the actor said. \u201cThat they loved me and supported me and were supportive of my going away to take care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut over Thanksgiving, Spacey learned that Netflix had walked away and publicly divorced itself from him alongside shelving Spacey starring-vehicle Gore<\/em> despite Sarandos\u2019 representation to him otherwise. <\/p>\n

\n\tAlso discussed during the hearing: Complaints from crewmembers against Robin Wright and Michael Kelly. \u201cThere had been an incident where he pulled a woman who was a member of the crew onto a bed,\u201d Spacey said, referring to Kelly. \u201cIt became something that people talked about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe complaint against Wright wasn\u2019t specified, though Spacey was asked about sexual jokes preceding the question implicating the actress.<\/p>\n

\n\tMRC seeks upwards of $100 million. The trial began with opening statements earlier this month. It\u2019s expected to last for several more weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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