Netflix has agreed to settle the lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess master who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the streaming channel’s record-breaking hit series, The.
The fictional series had named Nona Gaprindashvili, a pioneering real-life chess champion, and falsely claimed she had “never faced men.” She sued for defamation.
Netflix has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess master Nona Gaprindashvili, who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the fictional hit television series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Netflix tried to have the lawsuit thrown out of court claiming that its creative license was covered by the U.S. Constitution's FirstNetflix has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess master Nona Gaprindashvili, who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the fictional hit television series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Netflix tried to have the lawsuit thrown out of court claiming that its creative license was covered by the U.S. Constitution's First » The FINANCIAL America
Netflix has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess master Nona Gaprindashvili, who alleged that she was defamed in an episode of the fictional hit television series “The Queen’s Gambit.”