Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31million to makers of Netflix hit House Of Cards after he was sacked over sex claims

DISGRACED Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay $31million (£25.5m) to the makers of axed Netflix show House of Cards after he was sacked over sexual assault claims. An LA judge on Thursday said Spacey had repay MRC following losses brought on by his axing in 2017 over alleged sexual harassment of crew members. APDisgraced actor Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay $31m to House of Cards makers[/caption] HandoutSpacey was axed from the show in 2017 where he played conniving US politician Frank Underwood[/caption] Judge Mel Red Recana said the American Beauty actor and his attorney failed to prove this was a “close case” or demonstrate the huge damages being requested “was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties´ contracts”. MRC attorney Michael Kump said his clients were “pleased with the court’s ruling”. Spacey – who has an estimated net worth of £70million – has denied the allegations against him. The arbitrator who was reviewing the case following a November appeal by Spacey’s legal team said the actor had violated his contract. READ MORE ON KEVIN SPACEY SPACEY SPEAKS Kevin Spacey speaks out for first time since 'painful' sexual assault claims A-LISTER IN DOCK Grinning Kevin Spacey vows to ‘establish innocence’ after 'sex attacks' According to a filing from MRC lawyers, the said the 63-year-old failed to live up to “professional behaviour” stipulated in his contract the moment he “engaged certain conduct in connection with several crew members in each of the five seasons that he starred in and executive produced House of Cards”. The original filings from MCR, obtained by PA, detailed how Spacey was cut from the hit Netflix show following allegations he was “systematically preying upon, sexually harassing, and groping young men that he had worked with throughout his career on film, television, and theatre projects.” As a result, MRC had to fire Spacey, stop and rewrite the entire sixth season to remove his character and shorten it from 13 to eight episodes to meet looming deadlines, causing tens of millions in losses, according to court documents. The actor starred in House Of Cards for five seasons, playing the calculating Frank Underwood, before being cut from the show after the allegations surfaced. Most read in The Sun LETTING LOOSE Loose Women star secretly signs up for Strictly Come Dancing 'my boy' Cheryl shows off her TINY waist as she poses with The Greatest Dancer pal 'HE'S DEVASTATED' Kem Cetinay in 60mph smash which killed biker after hurling him 20ft LOVE DRAMA I was on Love Island this year and Luca is insecure and misogynistic, says Jay PRIZE KATCH I’m so big I look like a whale but I refuse to hide my body, says Kerry Katona LOVED UP Love Island's Adam Collard finally breaks silence on Paige Thorne split rumour Spacey’s attorneys lodged a counter-claim alleging the Pay It Forward actor was axed from the show’s sixth season came before a probe into the sexual harassment allegations, therefore making it not part of a contract breach. They argued his actions were not a substantial factor in the show’s losses. The ruling came after a three-year legal fight and behind-closed-doors hearing to settle the dispute, which was ultimately rejected by a panel of three private arbitrators who upheld it during a November appeal. The fallen Hollywood star’s career came crashing down in late 2017 when allegations of sexual harassment against him began to surface. The revelations coincided with the ever-vocal and rising #MeToo movement that brought down big Hollywood names, including sex-fiend producer Harvey Weinstein. It comes shortly after Spacey <a href="http://<!– wp:paragraph {"fontSize":null} –> <p></p> appeared in a UK court last month to “strenuously” deny further allegations of sexual assault charges dating back 17 years when he was director of the Old Vic theatre in London. He will front a courtroom next year. In 2019, judges dismissed an incident assault and battery charge against the US celeb. Read More on The Sun PHWOARDERMAN Carol Vorderman shows off her curves as she relaxes in the sun on holiday 'crazy thing' I was on Love Island and here's what time we really go to bed in the villa At the time, an 18-year-old man claimed Spacey groped him at a Nantucket resort. Spacey is also due to face a civil case to be heard in New York in October 2022, brought by actor Anthony Rapp – Spacey’s first public accuser.