Mahershala Alihas nothing but praise for formerHouse of CardscostarRobin Wright.
The 44-year-old actor spoke highly about Wright, 52, duringPEOPLE,Entertainment Weekly& TNT’sRed Carpet Liveat the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
“I have to put myself in her shoes as an actor,” Ali said of Wright’s nominations for the sixth and final season of the Netflix show afterKevin Spacey‘s departure. “I know for her it’s about the work, and the opportunity and responsibility to carry that show now that things have so significantly shifted on it.”
TheGreen Bookstar clarified that Wright “wasalwaysdoing that work” on the show.
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“She was always carrying her load, she was always extraordinary and had been nominated from the beginning,” he said. “Her nomination in no way is a result of Kevin’s departure — she was always doing some of the strongest work on the show, period.”
In November 2017, Netflix told PEOPLE in a statement that Spacey, 59, would no longer be involved in the show as it resumed production following multiple allegations of sexual assault against him.
The final season of the popular Netflix show killed off his character, Frank Underwood, and depicted his wife, Claire Underwood (Wright), taking power in the political drama.
In July 2018, Wright toldTodayshe and Spacey were solely “coworkers.”
“I think we were all surprised, of course, and ultimately saddened,” Wright said of the allegations against Spacey. “We forged ahead and were so thankful that we were able to complete the series as planned.”
She added, “We were coworkers, really, we never socialized outside of work. He was never disrespectful to me. That’s my personal experience — that’s the only thing I feel that I have the right to talk about.”
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The actorpled not guiltyin a hearing earlier this month in his sexual assault case stemming from an alleged 2016 incident against an 18-year-old man on Nantucket Island.
source: people.com
