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Netflix is Being Sued by One of the Real Life Characters from ‘Inventing Anna’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Netflix's hit show Inventing
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Speaker 1: Anna tells the true story of that con artists and
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Speaker 1: faux heiress an Assurkin, and doesn't portray her or the
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Speaker 1: people around her in the most flattering light, and Netflix
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Speaker 1: is now being sued for defamation of character, but not
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Speaker 1: by Anna herself. The lawsuit was filed by Rachel Williams,
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Speaker 1: the former Danity Fair editor played by Katie Lows and
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Speaker 1: the only other character on the Shonda Rhimes produced show
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Speaker 1: where real name was used, and Rachel feels her portrayal
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Speaker 1: was negative and false. To complaint filed states Netflix made
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Speaker 1: a deliberate decision, for dramatic purposes, to show Williams doing
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Speaker 1: or saying things which portray her as a greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative,
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Speaker 1: online since the show aired and it's impact of her
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Speaker 1: ability to find work. It's worth noting that Netflix paid
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Speaker 1: Anasaurkin around three dollars her rights to her life story
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Speaker 1: and didn't pay Rachel a dime. That's direct from Hollywood