Kevin Spacey accusations halted 'Usual Suspects' production in 1995, Gabriel Byrne says
'House of Cards' ending amid Kevin Spacey scandal
Netlfix has pulled the plug on their hit show 'House of Cards' amid allegations its star Kevin Spacey made sexual advances toward actor Anthony Rapp when he was only 14 years old. Netflix says the currently filming sixth season will be the last.
Production on the 1995 film “The
Usual Suspects” was shut down for two days after Kevin Spacey was
accused of “inappropriate sexual behavior,” actor Gabriel Byrne said on
Sunday.
Byrne, who also starred in the Oscar-winning film, told the UK’s Sunday Times
that Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct by a younger actor that
prompted the brief shutdown, but he didn’t know the extent of the
situation.
“I mean, he was kind of a joke in that people would
say, ‘That’s Kevin,’ but nobody really understood the depth of his
predations,” Byrne said. “It was only years later that we began to
understand that [filming] was closed down for a particular reason and
that was because of inappropriate sexual behavior by Spacey.”Byrne called Spacey a bully, comparing him to disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and saying that both had “that element of absolute abuse of power.”
Gabriel Byrne said filming for "The Usual Suspects" was halted for two days after Kevin Spacey was accused of "inappropriate sexual behavior." (Reuters)
Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct by several men after Anthony Rapp first alleged he was subjected to unwanted sexual advances at the age of 14 from the then-26-year-old “House of Cards” actor.
Netflix and Media Rights Capital announced on Monday production for the sixth and final season of “House of Cards” will resume early next year without Spacey. Netflix severed ties with the 58-year-old actor in early November.
