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Kevin Spacey at the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Oct. 27, 2017.Frazer Harrison—BAFTA LA/Getty Images by [Steve Helling / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Steve Helling / People Oct 31, 2017 2:35 AM UTC The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Monday that it will not present [Kevin Spacey](http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/29/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-sexual-misconduct/) with its 2017 International Emmy Founders Award. The news comes the day after _Star Trek_ actor Anthony Rapp came forward with the allegation that a then-26-year-old _House of Cards_ star [Kevin Spacey tried to have sex with Rapp](http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/29/kevin-spacey-anthony-rapp-sexual-misconduct/) when he was 14-years-old. Late Sunday, Spacey issued a public apology, though he said he didn’t remember the incident. He also used the statement to [come out as gay](http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/30/kevin-spacey-criticized-after-coming-out-as-gay-amid-anthony-rapp-allegations/). “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 organization said in a statement. > [](https://twitter.com/iemmys/status/925135501216108545) The Academy had announced the award in June, saying that the Oscar winner and _House of Cards_ actor was “an individual who crosses cultural boundaries to touch humanity.” The award was scheduled to be presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala on November 20. The rescinded award follows Netflix’s announcement that it would end _House of Cards_, in which the 58-year-old stars, after its upcoming sixth and final season. > [](https://twitter.com/KevinSpacey/status/924848412842971136) Netflix and producer Media Rights Capital released a statement regarding the news: “Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night’s news concerning Kevin Spacey. “In response to last night’s revelations, executives from both of our companies arrived in Baltimore this afternoon to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported. As previously scheduled, Kevin Spacey is not working on set at this time.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/tv/kevin-spaceys-international-emmy-founders-award-revoked-amid-allegations/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5003436/kevin-spacey-emmy-award-revoked/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5003436/kevin-spacey-emmy-award-revoked/"},"headline":"Kevin Spacey Won't Receive the International Emmy Founders Award After Sexual Harassment Allegations","datePublished":"2017-10-31T02:35:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:03:08.228Z","description":"Spacey issued a public apology, though he said he didn’t remember the incident","url":"https://time.com/5003436/kevin-spacey-emmy-award-revoked/","keywords":["Television","celebrities","Kevin Spacey","sexual harassment","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03b18af66d9fb21f/6988e3e7fb4eacad738945d1/gettyimages-867271068.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Steve Helling / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03b18af66d9fb21f/6988e3e7fb4eacad738945d1/gettyimages-867271068.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards Presented by American Airlines And Jaguar Land Rover - Inside","caption":"2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards Presented by American Airlines And Jaguar Land Rover - Inside","creditText":"Frazer Harrison—BAFTA LA/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5003436/kevin-spacey-emmy-award-revoked/","name":"Kevin Spacey Won't Receive the International Emmy Founders Award After Sexual Harassment Allegations"}}]}] ```