--- title: 'House of Cards' Under Fire After Kevin Spacey Allegation description: People are reacting to the sexual misconduct allegation against House of Cards star Kevin Spacey, including the show's creator Beau Willimon canonical: https://time.com/5002626/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-beau-willimon/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-30T19:21:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:29:44.154Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'House of Cards' Creator Reacts to Kevin Spacey Sexual Misconduct Allegations og:description: Actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of sexual misconduct og:url: https://time.com/5002626/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-beau-willimon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt208794ccf88e7d44/6988e3dc22fb855fcbe237ac/kevin-spacey-beau-willimon-anthony-rapp-sexual-misconduct-allegation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: kevin spacey beau willimon anthony rapp sexual misconduct allegation og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'House of Cards' Creator Reacts to Kevin Spacey Sexual Misconduct Allegations twitter:description: Actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of sexual misconduct twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt208794ccf88e7d44/6988e3dc22fb855fcbe237ac/kevin-spacey-beau-willimon-anthony-rapp-sexual-misconduct-allegation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Beyond Troubling.' 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/) and [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/) Oct 30, 2017 7:21 PM UTC  Executive producer/actor Kevin Spacey and writer Beau Willimon arrives at the special screening of Netflix's "House of Cards" Season 2 at the Directors Guild Of America on February 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Executive producer/actor Kevin Spacey and writer Beau Willimon arrives at the special screening of Netflix's "House of Cards" Season 2 at the Directors Guild Of America on February 13, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/) and [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/) Oct 30, 2017 7:21 PM UTC _House of Cards_ creator Beau Willimon found the [sexual misconduct allegation](http://time.com/5001949/kevin-spacey-apology-sexual-harrassment/) against show star Kevin Spacey to be “deeply troubling,” [he said in a statement Monday](http://people.com/tv/house-of-cards-creator-kevin-spacey-statement/). Actor Anthony Rapp described a 1986 incident where he says Spacey made sexual advances towards him after a party, according to a [Buzzfeed report published Sunday](https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/anthony-rapp-kevin-spacey-made-sexual-advance-when-i-was-14). At the time, Spacey was 26 and Rapp was 14. Willimon said in a statement to _People_ that he had no knowledge of Spacey acting inappropriately during the four seasons Willimon worked on _House of Cards._ “Anthony Rapp’s story is deeply troubling. During the time I worked with Kevin Spacey on _House of Card_s, I neither witnessed nor was aware of any inappropriate behavior on set or off,” Willimon said. “That said, I take reports of such behavior seriously and this is no exception. I feel for Mr. Rapp and I support his courage.” Spacey responded to Rapp’s allegation, [saying he didn’t remember](http://time.com/5002176/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-statement/) the incident and apologizing for his behavior. He also spoke about his own sexuality, revealing that he was gay. “As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships with both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man,” Spacey said in the statement. > [](https://twitter.com/KevinSpacey/status/924848412842971136) Spacey has been criticized for his decision to come out as gay while addressing Rapp’s allegation against him. Some of those critics are going as far as to say Netflix should cancel _House of Cards_, one of the first original shows the streaming service produced that received widespread success. > [](https://twitter.com/awallenstein/status/924886171175469056) > [](https://twitter.com/leo%5Fotr95/status/925007579524210689) > [](https://twitter.com/lauratheactor/status/924828509339619328) > [](https://twitter.com/fluffyman85/status/924960996468326400) > [](https://twitter.com/ChuckxJ/status/924953539637600261) > [](https://twitter.com/%5F%5F%5Fmichaeljames/status/925032854286950400) > [](https://twitter.com/lauratheactor/status/924828509339619328) Netflix did not immediately respond to a requst for comment. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5002626/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-beau-willimon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5002626/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-beau-willimon/"},"headline":"'Beyond Troubling.' 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