Netflix’s decision not to secure the life rights for one of the key players in the #InventingAnna saga could lead to the streamer’s first time facing a jury over a libel claim.
When Netflix optioned Jessica Pressler’s exposé of faux German heiress Anna “Delvey” Sorkin, they locked down “life rights” from almost every major character—except Rachel DeLoache Williams, the former Vanity Fair staffer who was famously stuck footing the bill for a $62,000 Moroccan vacation, portrayed by Katie Lowes. Now, Williams is now suing Netflix for at least $15 million, alleging that the Shonda Rhimes series fabricated details that “retraumatized her and so harmed her reputation that it will cost her a fortune to repair the damage.”
At the link in bio, Puck's Eriq Gardner breaks down Netflix’s latest legal struggle, plus, news and notes on a $10 million ‘Housewives’ jingle battle, and Disney’s next day in court.
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