Less than 24 hours after Kevin Spacey had publicly come out as gay and responded to sex abuse allegations from actor Anthony Rapp, Netflix announced that their political drama series "House of Cards" is coming to an end. The final Season 6 of the TV series starring Spacey and Robin Wright will air in 2018.
Countless users took to Twitter to express how they feel about the news.
What a sad day, RIP #HouseOfCards, I learnt how to be a gracious, humble, lovable human being from Frank and Claire Underwood #TruthTuesday
— Miguel Abrahams (@migzo) 31 октября 2017 г.
No more house of cards, when it just got interesting @KevinSpacey @netflix #HouseOfCards
— David Chellah (@DavidChellah) 31 октября 2017 г.
Some fans of the series suggested that the show should continue but without Spacey.
House of Cards Solution:
— Jenn Carson (@8675309Carson) 30 октября 2017 г.
1. Kill off Frank Underwood
2. Claire steps over the body
3. The show & Claire carry on pic.twitter.com/B9UAjNRrlK
FIRE KEVIN SPACEY AND LET ROBIN WRIGHT BE THE LEAD OF HOUSE OF CARDS LIKE SHE HAS DESERVED FOR SEVERAL SEASONS NOW pic.twitter.com/aD1HCgVu0M
— Amy Adams’s Oscar 👻 (@prasejeebus) 30 октября 2017 г.
House of Cards ended last season with a perfect setup for a Kevin Spacey exit. So, make! him! leave! Don’t rob us of a Robin Wright reign… pic.twitter.com/qvi8mtVewf
— mikasa (@mikasa22) 30 октября 2017 г.
Others called for an immediate shutdown.
Hey @Netflix…continuing to film the 'last' season of House of Cards doesn't cut it. HALT PRODUCTION immediately and abort it now!
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) 31 октября 2017 г.
A few users likened Spacey to the current US president.
With 'House of Cards' being cancelled it's incredible that fictional presidents are held to a higher standard than the ACTUAL president.
— Trilbee (@TrilbeeReviews) 30 октября 2017 г.
Sexual harassment and assault brings down a Fake TV President, but couldn't bring down the real President.
— Jeeniya (@jeeniya90) 31 октября 2017 г.
House of Cards
Just scrubbed out of the operating room hoping to see the President in real life impeached. Instead, it's the one from House of Cards.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) 30 октября 2017 г.
In an earlier interview with BuzzFeed, Anthony Rapp had accused Spacey of sexually traumatizing him more than 30 years ago. A lot of Twitter users noted how disappointed they were due to the scandal.
I am deeply saddened that House of Cards was canceled. But I am greatly sad and shocked to learn about the lewd acts of Kevin Spacey. Shame!
— AJ DANE GAYOSA (@dnegayosa) 31 октября 2017 г.
What Kevin Spacey did is sad, but Netflix cancelling house of cards is actually heartbreaking 😔
— 37th Blogger (@jeff_apparel) 31 октября 2017 г.
There was no need to cancel House of Cards for something that might or might have not happened 30 years ago
— Dusk ♂ (@Aimless_1derer) 30 октября 2017 г.
On Monday, the companies producing "House of Cards" released a statement in response to the allegations against Spacey. "Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night's news concerning Kevin Spacey," the companies' joint statement said.
Gutted @HouseofCards has been cancelled. I guess we live in a world now where an allegation is sufficient for many to believe it is gospel truth. I always wonder how those same people would react if they faced allegations themselves. Nobody is whiter than white
— Tom Davey (@thomasd21) 31 октября 2017 г.
Since Rapp's accusations surfaced, the academy in charge of hosting the annual International Emmy Awards Show decided to revoke Kevin Spacey's award, which the actor was meant to receive for contributions to the quality of global TV in November.
"The International Academy has announced today that in light of recent events it will not honor Kevin Spacey with the 2017 International Emmy Founders Award," the statement said.
