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Under Fire, Kevin Spacey Won't Get International Emmy Award

by Associated Press

   NEW YORK --

   The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revoked an
   award it was going to give Kevin Spacey, a decision made after
   allegations that he made sexual advances on a teen boy.

   The group says ""it will not honor Kevin Spacey with the 2017
   International Emmy Founders Award."

   The award is to honor "an individual who crosses cultural boundaries to
   touch humanity." Spacey was to get it at a gala on Nov. 20 in New York
   City. Past recipients include Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes and J.J.
   Abrams.

   The move comes after actor Anthony Rapp came forward with claims Spacey
   made inappropriate sexual advances toward him in 1986, when he was 14.
   Netflix announced Monday that it was pulling the plug on "House of
   Cards," which stars Spacey.