"In reality, she never did or said those things," the lawsuit reads. NetflixĪnother moment in the show that Williams disputed is the scene where Williams leaves Delvey alone in Morocco and the implication she had lied to friends about helping with Delvey's arrest. (Left to right) Laverne Cox as Kacy Duke, Katie Lowes as Rachel DeLoache Williams, Julia Garner as Anna Delvey, and Alexis Floyd as Neff Davis in "Inventing Anna." Williams is now suing Netflix for her portrayal in the show. The lawsuit also takes issue with scenes in the series such as claims that she was "sponging off" Delvey, by "accepting gifts of expensive clothes, jewelry, and accessories" and "allowing her to pay for all of their drinks, meals, manicures, and saunas." Instead, it used her real name and personal details (such as her employer, neighborhood and alma mater) in the Series and cast an actress who resembled her in many ways." "Netflix gave fictional names to many of the real life protagonists in the Sorokin saga who appear in the Series, but it did not afford Williams the same protection. "She does not challenge Netflix's right to have an unpleasant character in the Series, but if it chose to base the character on herself, and to portray the character negatively, it should have given the character a fictious name and changed the character's identifying details so that no one would believe that the character was a portrayal 'of and concerning' the real Rachel Williams. The filing continued: "As a result of Netflix's false portrayal of her as a vile and contemptible person, Williams was subjected to a torrent of online abuse, negative in-person interactions, and pejorative characterizations in podcasts, etc. In official court documents obtained by the BBC, Williams claims the series showed her as a "greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative and opportunistic person."Īs a result, Williams claims it caused her devastating damage and that she received thousands of abusive messages. Williams was one of the real people depicted in the series and was portrayed by Katie Lowes. Inventing Anna did not come without its controversy, but now Rachel DeLoache Williams, one of Delvey's real-life victims, is suing Netflix for defamation. Rachel DeLoache Williams and her book, "My Friend Anna: The True Story of Anna Delvey, the fake heiress of New York City." She is now suing Netflix for the portrayal of her on "Inventing Anna." Nick Rogers
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