Netflix has announced that the next season of House of Cards would be the last, saying it's deeply troubled by allegations that Kevin Spacey made unwanted sexual advances towards a 14 year old actor in 1986.
An Emmy award he was due to get in November to honour his contribution to TV has also been revoked.
Kim Buckley has this report:
The claims from Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp were first made to Buzzfeed News yesterday.
In a statement on twitter, Kevin Spacey apologised saying that he didn't remember the incident, but if it happened, it would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour.
He also came out as a gay man in the same statement, and is now facing criticism that he made the announcement to deflect attention from the allegations.
A Netflix spokesperson has confirmed that the decision to end the show was made months earlier, but was made public in light of the allegations against Spacey.
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017
Meanwhile, it's emerged Seth McFarlane made a joke about Kevin Spacey in a Family Guy episode that aired over ten years ago.
A clip from the animated comedy has re-surfaced following allegations of sexual assault against the House of Cards actor.
It's the second McFarlane joke to resurface in recent weeks, after he made a gag about Harvey Weinstein at the 2013 Oscars.
The Family Guy clip shows baby Stewie running through a shopping centre.
