The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announces it will no longer give Spacey a special Emmy award on 20 November 'in light of recent events'.It is reported the subscription service intends to axe the drama after its sixth series, currently in production in Baltimore. Netflix, the network behind Spacey's House of Cards drama, says it is 'deeply troubled' by the reports.'He doesn't get a pass just because he's gay,' Gay Times editor Josh Rivers tells the BBC. Spacey is criticised by Sue Perkins, Zachary Quinto and others for choosing this moment to 'come out'.In the same Twitter post, Spacey says he has had relationships with both men and women and that he 'choose now to live as a gay man'. In a statement, Spacey claims to have no memory of the alleged incident while offering an apology to Rapp 'for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behaviour'.Rapp, now 46, claims Spacey laid on top of him at a party at the actor's apartment in 1986 and alleges the star 'was trying to seduce' him. (at around 1h 3 mins) The alley where Peter dumps his Spider-Man suit is supposed to. In an interview with Buzzfeed News, actor Anthony Rapp claims Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when Rapp was 14. Willem Dafoe was not originally supposed to return for this movie.
