House of Cards

TOPIC: House of Cards

(FYI: Debuting in 2013, the Netflix original series 'House of Cards' has been deemed a poltical thriller which settled well with critics and general audiences alike, earning a 9/10 on IMDb and winning the Golden Globes for Best Actor and Actress in a Television Series Drama in 2014 and 2015. The show illustrates the motives of South Carolina Congressman Francis Underwood, portrayed by Kevin Spacey, who was promised the position of Secretary of State only to have Garrett Walker, Underwood's presidental canidate, change his mind at the last minute. Aided by his wife, Claire Underwood, the congressman decides to take action by finding ways to attack his political rivals while individually gaining more political power along the way.)       

FACT: Following sexual assult allegations made about Kevin Spacey in the past few days, Netflix has revealed that House of Cards will come to an end after its upcoming season.

The critically acclaimed thriller has held onto its popularity ever since 2013, only to end after six seasons. Netflix and Media Rights Capital, which produce the original series, came together and released a confirmation statement on Tuesday which read, "MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on 'House of Cards' season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew". The following Sunday, actor Anthony Rapp told BuzzFeed about an alleged encounter he had with the show's leading actor, Kevin Spacey, at a party in 1986 at the age of fourteen, where Rapp describes Spacey as having sexual assaulted him. Spacey has responded to these claims, to which the actor publicly apologized for his "inappropriate drunken behavior." 

Netflix announced that they made the decision to end House of Cards months prior to the Spacey assault claim, though fans and general audiences alike are still questioning whether these two breaking news stories have any correlation. Rapp went on to explain how he had never felt comfortable telling his story before, and only gained confidence from all the women in Hollywood who have spoken out against film producer Harvey Wenistein, who has now been dubbed a sexual "predator". With countless actors speaking out against sexual assault I wonder who will break the news next, and in that case, could it result in the termination of another beloved TV show? 

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