‘House of Cards’ just the latest show rocked by actor’s behavior
The “House of Cards” has fallen and, despite Netflix’s insistence, the timing is suspect at best.
The political drama will end after the sixth season, the streaming service announced last week, less than 24 hours after Anthony Rapp accused star Kevin Spacey of making a sexual advance when the former was 14 years old. The Netflix series has since halted production.
If Netflix’s decision to ax the longrunning program did stem from the explosive allegations against Spacey, “House of Cards” would not be the first show to see major changes after a scandal. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Dr. Burke left Seattle Grace in 2007 after Isaiah Washington called then-costar T.R. Knight (George O’Malley) a gay slur got during an onset fight.
He returned to “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2014 to help say goodbye to Sandra Oh’s Cristina Yang. ‘Two and a Half Men’
The CBS sitcom was put on hiatus in February 2010 after star Charlie Sheen announced he was entering drug rehab, then again in January 2011.
A month later, the eighth season was shut down shortly after Sheen blasted creator Chuck Lorre, calling him a “stupid, stupid little man.” By March, CBS and Warner Bros. announced that Sheen had been fired from “Two and a Half Men,” citing “moral turpitude.”
Sheen’s character was killed offscreen in the series finale when a piano fell on him. ‘Desperate Housewives’
Nicollette Sheridan was written off of Wisteria Lane in 2009, four months after she claims show creator Marc Cherry slapped her after she questioned him about the script.
Sheridan filed a $20 million lawsuit in 2010, alleging assault and battery, gender violence and wrongful dismissal, but the suit resulted in a hung jury in 2012 and was then tossed out by a judge five years later. ‘Criminal Minds’
In August 2016, Thomas Gibson was fired from the CBS show after kicking a writer on set.
Gibson, who had starred on the criminal procedural for 11 seasons, faced an initial two-episode suspension that turned into a permanent decision.