Former Prosecutor Sues Netflix Over 'Central Park Five' Miniseries --Reuters
March 18 2020 - 2:04PM
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--A former New York City prosecutor is suing Netflix Inc. over
how she was portrayed in a miniseries about the "Central Park Five"
case, Reuters reports Wednesday.
--The suit was filed by Linda Fairstein in the U.S. District
Court for the Middle District of Florida, the report said.
--The suit alleges she is shown as the "mastermind behind a
racist plot," and says those scenes "are complete fabrications and
readily contradicted by evidence in the public record," according
to the report.
--A Netflix spokesperson said the lawsuit is "without merit,"
and also said Netflix intends to "vigorously defend" the miniseries
and the "team behind the series," according to the report.
Full story:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netflix-miniseries-lawsuit/netflix-sued-by-former-prosecutor-over-portrayal-in-central-park-five-miniseries-idUSKBN21529T
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
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