Current Events > House of Cards employees allege sexual harassment, assault by Spacey

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http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/02/media/house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-harassment/index.html

Kevin Spacey made the set of Netflix's "House of Cards" into a "toxic" work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment, eight people who currently work on the show or worked on it in the past tell CNN. One former employee told CNN that Spacey sexually assaulted him.

The former production assistant, whose account has never previously been disclosed, told CNN that Spacey sexually assaulted him during one of the show's early seasons. All eight people, each of whom spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional repercussions for speaking out, described Spacey's behavior as "predatory," saying it included nonconsensual touching and crude comments and targeted production staffers who were typically young and male.
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Production of Season 6 of the series was shut down this week. Netflix and the production company Media Rights Capital issued a joint statement Tuesday to say that they are reviewing the "situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew." Spacey is also one of the show's executive producers.

The former production assistant who spoke with CNN said Spacey sexually assaulted him one afternoon when the assistant was assigned to drive to an offsite location to pick up Spacey and bring him to the "House of Cards" set, which is located about 30 miles outside of Baltimore.

The production assistant says that when he and Spacey were just minutes away from the set and while the car was moving, Spacey, who was driving, put his hands down the production assistant's pants. The production assistant told CNN that the touching was nonconsensual.

"I was in a state of shock," he said. "He was a man in a very powerful position on the show and I was someone very low on the totem pole and on the food chain there."
The production assistant asked that what happened next in the car not be described, for fear that it would identify him.

Once they had arrived on set, the production assistant says he helped the actor take his belongings from the car to Spacey's trailer on set. While the two men were in the trailer, the production assistant says, Spacey cornered him, blocked his exit and made inappropriate contact with him.

"I told him, 'I don't think I'm ok with this, I don't think I'm comfortable with this,'" the production assistant said. That's when the actor became "visibly flustered," fled the trailer, got in his car and left for the remainder of the day, according to the production assistant.

The production assistant did not report the incident to any managers of the series or the police, but he did tell a coworker at the time. CNN has spoken to the coworker to corroborate the production assistant's story.

The alleged sexual assault came months after the production assistant had, he told CNN, complained to a supervisor that Spacey was sexually harassing him. The supervisor's solution was to never let the production assistant be alone with Spacey while they were on set, the production assistant says.

"I have no doubt that this type of predatory behavior was routine for him and that my experience was one of many and that Kevin had few if any qualms about exploiting his status and position," he said. "It was a toxic environment for young men who had to interact with him at all in the crew, cast, background actors."

The other people who worked on "House of Cards" with whom CNN spoke all supported the idea that the set could be toxic for young men because of Spacey.

A crew member who worked on the show for all six seasons said that Spacey routinely harassed and touched him.

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I'd let Kevin Spacey gimme a massage.
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Antifar posted...

The production assistant says that when he and Spacey were just minutes away from the set and while the car was moving, Spacey, who was driving, put his hands down the production assistant's pants. The production assistant told CNN that the touching was nonconsensual.

"I was in a state of shock," he said. "He was a man in a very powerful position on the show and I was someone very low on the totem pole and on the food chain there."
The production assistant asked that what happened next in the car not be described, for fear that it would identify him.

Lol if that didn't already give his identity away, he must be giving everyone he drives with hand jobs. What a disgusting person.

Once Rapp came out about Spacey you knew it was going to open the flood gates with more of these
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God damn it
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Fuck, just keeps getting worse and worse
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Guess it's a good thing I wasn't a fan of House of Cards cause it ain't ever coming back >_>

KazumaKiryu posted...

Antifar posted...

The production assistant says that when he and Spacey were just minutes away from the set and while the car was moving, Spacey, who was driving, put his hands down the production assistant's pants. The production assistant told CNN that the touching was nonconsensual.

"I was in a state of shock," he said. "He was a man in a very powerful position on the show and I was someone very low on the totem pole and on the food chain there."
The production assistant asked that what happened next in the car not be described, for fear that it would identify him.

Lol if that didn't already give his identity away, he must be giving everyone he drives with hand jobs. What a disgusting person.

Ok, playing devil's advocate here. I don't care if it's the president, another dude puts his hands on junk and he's getting a punch in the face. I don't even mean that ina homophobic way. What's up with these dudes letting Kevin Spacey molest them?
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Axiom posted...

Guess it's a good thing I wasn't a fan of House of Cards cause it ain't ever coming back >_>

i'm a fan of house of cards and it's no big loss

the latest series was a disappointment. that should have been the last series but they're really starting to drag it out
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No wonder he played the part so well.

So I wonder exactly how far into production of season 6 they are. My guess is they still would have quite a bit of filming to do with season 6 set to come back in March of next year. It doesn't look good right now.
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welp, HoC confirmed canceled now...
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Knew kevin space was too creepy with Mena in American Beauty
has she said something about him yet
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Behaviorism posted...

Ok, playing devil's advocate here. I don't care if it's the president, another dude puts his hands on junk and he's getting a punch in the face. I don't even mean that ina homophobic way. What's up with these dudes letting Kevin Spacey molest them?

Like the guy said, the person at the top taking advantage of someone at the bottom. Resisting or turning him down could mean a torched career, so basically it meant ruining your life or getting fondled.

It's really fucked and I'm glad this shit is finally all coming out, it wasn't even a damn secret but no one would come forward out of fear.
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MC_BatCommander posted...

Fuck, just keeps getting worse and worse

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Good.

Scumbag tried to evade the first allegations, but he can't evade these.
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untrustful posted...

Good.

Scumbag tried to evade the first allegations, but he can't evade these.

THis is honestly what's really baffling to me. He made it seem like the first allegation was a one time incident years ago. Like he had to know this was coming.
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HBOSS posted...

Knew kevin space was too creepy with Mena in American Beauty
has she said something about him yet

Ha that was his pure acting talent

RIP Kevin Spacey's career.
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HBOSS posted...

Knew kevin space was too creepy with Mena in American Beauty
has she said something about him yet

She's a woman though, so he probably was fine with her.
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lilORANG posted...

untrustful posted...

Good.

Scumbag tried to evade the first allegations, but he can't evade these.

THis is honestly what's really baffling to me. He made it seem like the first allegation was a one time incident years ago. Like he had to know this was coming.

These fucks think it's normal or ok.

I've pretty much had lots of unwanted touching by both men and women in power. Two were teachers. Two were bosses/supervisors.

I think if I did a "me too" over these people, their lives would be ruined because the shit they did is definitely not normal.
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I have never been more greatful of my unattractiveness til now.

You have my sincere apologies gorgeous people.
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Eve-L posted...

Once Rapp came out about Spacey you knew it was going to open the flood gates with more of these

Yeah. Especially since there have been rumors about him for a while. A guy even posted one on Reddit a few months ago.
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You know I could kinda understand his incident when he was drunk but this shit just shows he's nothing but a predator.
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Behaviorism posted...

KazumaKiryu posted...

Antifar posted...

The production assistant says that when he and Spacey were just minutes away from the set and while the car was moving, Spacey, who was driving, put his hands down the production assistant's pants. The production assistant told CNN that the touching was nonconsensual.

"I was in a state of shock," he said. "He was a man in a very powerful position on the show and I was someone very low on the totem pole and on the food chain there."
The production assistant asked that what happened next in the car not be described, for fear that it would identify him.

Lol if that didn't already give his identity away, he must be giving everyone he drives with hand jobs. What a disgusting person.

Ok, playing devil's advocate here. I don't care if it's the president, another dude puts his hands on junk and he's getting a punch in the face. I don't even mean that ina homophobic way. What's up with these dudes letting Kevin Spacey molest them?

People who work on films are sissies. It's hard to describe but there is just this generally very beta culture about almost everyone in the film world. It drives me crazy.

Source: Went to film school.
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They lose credibility by keeping this to themselves until others come out. Like...say something when it happens. How is your career more important than not being sexually harassed? Weirdos.

Also it sounds like Spacey made a move, dude said no, and he stopped. Not exactly terrible. A bit aggressive but not 100% terrible.
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