Media Rights Capital, the production company behind House of Cards, has lost a trial over a nine-figure insurance payout in connection with the sixth season of the show.
A Los Angeles jury found on Tuesday that MRC’s losses weren’t a result of a condition by Kevin Spacey that prevented him from filming, according to a court filing.
MRC sought upwards of $100 million from its insurer, Fireman’s Fund. The question at the center of the trial: What actually killed Spacey’s appearance from the final season? MRC argued it was because of the actor’s sex addiction, which it maintained is a sickness that led to his unavailability. Fireman’s Fund said it was actually because of media fallout in response to allegations of sexual assault. A win for MRC would’ve had major implications for production insurance coverage moving forward.
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