" You should have called the mob . "
This post turn back mentions of self-annihilation and sexual rape .
1.First, the family of Griselda Blancoreportedlysued Sofía Vergara and Netflix to try and halt the release of the limited seriesGriselda, which tells the story of Griselda, who created one of the most profitable cocaine cartels in history. According to a lawsuitobtainedby Entertainment Tonight, Griselda’s son, Michael, alleged he had been shopping his mother’s story around Hollywood for years, even giving interviews, and Netflix did not utilize any of his details or consultations from his interviews.
2.Fiona Harvey, who claims to be the inspiration for Martha inBaby Reindeer, recently sued Netflix for areported$170 million. According to Variety, Fiona is alleging “defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and violations of her right of publicity.”
4.In 2020, former prosecutor Linda FairsteinsuedNetflix, director Ava DuVernay, and co-writer Attica Locke for defamation, claiming that she was wrongly portrayed inWhen They See Us, which portrayed the famous Central Park jogger case. According to Variety, the suitclaimedthat the series depicted Fairstein as a “racist, unethical villain who is determined to jail innocent children of color at any cost.”
5.Several family members of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victimscriticizedDahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storywhen it began streaming on Netflix in 2022. Eric Perry, whose cousin was one of Dahmer’s victims,saidthat because the murders are public record, producers are reportedly not required to notify the victims' families, so they found out the series was happening alongside the public.
6.Gianni Versace’s family released a statement criticizingThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Storyupon its release in 2018, stating that they had no involvement in the series. A statementsharedwith Entertainment Weekly read, “Since Versace did not authorize the book on which it is partly based nor has it taken part in the writing of the screenplay, this TV series should only be considered as a work of fiction.”
7.Rachel DeLoache Williams, who was portrayed inInventing Anna,fileda defamation lawsuit against Netflix in 2022. Per Variety, the lawsuit claimed that Williams, who notablyattendeda trip to Morocco with Anna “Delvey” Sorokin where she reportedly tried to steal $62,000 from her, was depicted as “unethical,” “greedy,” “snobbish,” and “disloyal.”
8.Oleksiy Breus, a Chernobyl engineer, had some criticism of a few of the main characters, namely Viktor Bryukhanov, Nikolai Fomin, and Anatoly Dyatlov, in the limited seriesChernobyl. In an interview with BBC, Breussaid, “Their characters are distorted and misrepresented as if they were villains. They were nothing like that.”
10.Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman to benameda grandmaster in chess,suedNetflix after a single sentence inThe Queen’s Gambitimplied that she’d “never faced a man” during a tournament. Gaprindashvili was seeking millions, andclaimedthe show is a “devastating falsehood, undermining and degrading her accomplishments before an audience of many millions,” according to the New York Times.
11.And finally, the family of Conrad Roy, the boy who killed himself after his girlfriend encouraged him over text, said inan interview with ABC News'20/20that they had “no involvement” in the 2022 TV seriesThe Girl from Plainville. Lynn Roy, Conrad’s mom, reportedly hoped the show focused more on mental health awareness and “showed” Conrad more than Michelle Carter.
TheNational Suicide Prevention Lifelineis 1 - 800 - 273 - 8255 . Other international self-destruction helplines can be recover atbefrienders.org . The Trevor Project , which provides helper and suicide - prevention resources for LGBTQ youth , is 1 - 866 - 488 - 7386 .
If you or someone you acknowledge has experienced sexual assault , you may call theNational Sexual Assault Hotlineat 1 - 800 - 656 - Bob Hope , which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service of process provider . you may also explore for your local centerhere .
