{"id":61891,"date":"2022-08-31T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T15:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rachel-deloache-williams-sues-netflix-for-inventing-anna-portrayal\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T15:46:57","slug":"rachel-deloache-williams-sues-netflix-for-inventing-anna-portrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rachel-deloache-williams-sues-netflix-for-inventing-anna-portrayal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel DeLoache Williams sues Netflix for &#8216;Inventing Anna&#8217; portrayal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Fake heiress Anna Delvey swindled the elite out of thousands of dollars\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">KNOXVILLE \u2014 Rachel DeLoache Williams has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streaming giant defamed her in its dramatized series &#8220;Inventing Anna.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Williams claims in the suit the true-crime series significantly misrepresented her in its telling the story of serial con artist Anna Sorokin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Williams, a former Vanity Fair photo editor, published an article about every time with Sorokin as well as a book called &#8220;My Friend Anna,&#8221; selling the option rights to HBO. <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Netflix&#8217;s version of the story is based off a May 2018 New York magazine article instead, and the network paid Sorokin for the rights to her story, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">&#8216;Inventing Anna&#8217; fact check:<\/strong>Did Anna Delvey really steal a jet?  And is she still friends with Neff?  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:453px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/08\/20\/PKNS\/c7f633a0-0533-4dcc-bf9a-6ace808ecbc9-MY_FRIEND_ANNA_book_cover.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/08\/20\/PKNS\/c7f633a0-0533-4dcc-bf9a-6ace808ecbc9-MY_FRIEND_ANNA_book_cover.jpg?width=600&amp;height=906&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Knoxville native Rachel DeLoache Williams wrote &quot;My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress.&quot;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Netflix made a deliberate decision for dramatic purposes to show Williams doing or saying things in the series which portray her as a greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative and opportunistic person,&#8221; Williams&#8217; attorneys wrote in the suit, filed in Delaware federal court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The suit alleges defamation and false light invasion of privacy and demands actual and presumed damages, as well as punitive damages, but does not ask for a specific amount.  It also requests an injunction so Netflix doesn&#8217;t make any make defensive statements, and the removal of the statements from the series. <\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">&#8216;Inventing Anna&#8217; review:<\/strong>Shonda Rhimes&#8217; Netflix series is a compelling story but lacks focus<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">What&#8217;s everyone talking about? <\/strong>Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day  <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The suit enumerates multiple instances in which Williams is falsely portrayed, including key scenes in which she sponges off Sorokin and then abandons her in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;In reality, she never did or said those things,&#8221; the suit continues.  &#8220;As a result of Netflix&#8217;s false portrayal of her as a vile and contemptible person, Williams was subjected to a torrent of online abuse (and) negative in-person interactions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/02\/15\/USAT\/79c71e64-ed8f-4f5a-bbf3-02087b8d91f8-INVA_107_Unit_01518R.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/02\/15\/USAT\/79c71e64-ed8f-4f5a-bbf3-02087b8d91f8-INVA_107_Unit_01518R.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rachel (Katie Lowes) in a scene from &quot;Inventing Anna.&quot;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The &#8220;catastrophic damage&#8221; to Williams&#8217; reputation was completely avoidable and the creators of the Netflix show could have invented a fictional character to provide a villain, Williams&#8217; attorneys argue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">watch:<\/strong>Fake heiress Anna Delvey swindled the elite out of thousands of dollars <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The defamatory statements in the series were made by Netflix with &#8220;actual malice, defined as knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth or falsity,&#8221; the suit alleges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">USA TODAY reached out to Netflix for a statement Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/07\/12\/USAT\/730686b7-422d-4b92-83fa-5b9928bbf357-gilligans_island.jpeg?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KNOXVILLE \u2014 Rachel DeLoache Williams has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streaming giant defamed her in its dramatized series &#8220;Inventing Anna.&#8221; Williams claims in the suit the true-crime series significantly misrepresented her in its telling the story of serial con artist Anna Sorokin. Williams, a former Vanity Fair photo editor, published an article &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rachel-deloache-williams-sues-netflix-for-inventing-anna-portrayal\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rachel DeLoache Williams sues Netflix for &#8216;Inventing Anna&#8217; portrayal<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62215,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rachel-deloache-williams-sues-netflix-over-inventing-anna-depiction\/","url_meta":{"origin":61891,"position":0},"title":"Rachel Deloache Williams sues Netflix over &#8216;Inventing Anna&#8217; depiction","date":"August 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Comment on this storyCommentRachel DeLoache Williams, a photo editor who befriended New York socialite and swindler Anna Sorokin, is suing Netflix over its portrayal of her in its wildly popular \u201cInventing Anna\u201d show, released earlier this year.Williams, who was played by actress Katie Lowes in the series, filed the suit\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60924,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/netflix-hit-with-lawsuit-over-inventing-anna-character\/","url_meta":{"origin":61891,"position":1},"title":"Netflix hit with lawsuit over Inventing Anna character","date":"August 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Katie Lowes as Rachel Williamsin Inventing Anna Image: NICOLE RIVELLI\/NETFLIXNetflix has been hit with a lawsuit for defamation and false light invasion of privacy for its portrayal of former Vanity Fair photo editor and Anna Sorokin associate Rachel Williams in the series Inventing Anna. \u201cThis action will show that Netflix\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/1773ac405fc3182beafce19a6f8e4126.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":61595,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/anna-delveys-ex-friend-rachel-williams-sues-netflix-over-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":61891,"position":2},"title":"Anna Delvey&#8217;s Ex-Friend Rachel Williams Sues Netflix Over Series","date":"August 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Rachel Williamsone of the women who was scammed out of money by fake heiress Anna Delveyis ready to have every day in court. 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