"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. Williams' lawsuit continues on to say that she has since suffered damage to her character and received online abuse, and raises the point that many personal real-life details about Williams were included (such as her place of work and the neighbourhood in which she resides). It's reported, via the BBC, that she did not cooperate with Netflix on the making of Inventing Anna. She is citing defamation in her suit and her legal team write: "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 characterisations in podcasts, etc."Īfter being duped by Sorokin - and at one point being stuck with an enormous bill following a trip to Morocco, which she believed Sorokin would cover the cost of - Williams wrote a book about her experience, My Friend Anna. Williams, who met Sorokin in New York whilst working on the picture desk at Vanity Fair (and quickly found herself drawn to Sorokin's flashy lifestyle and promises of opulence and travel), says she's unhappy with how "greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative and opportunistic" the show has depicted her to be. Williams added of Katie Lowes, who plays her on the show: "Lowes’s concern for accuracy, when it comes to portraying me as I am, seems limited to the spelling of my full name.The former best friend, Rachel DeLoache Williams, of world-renowned scammer, Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin), is suing Netflix over the portrayal of the character Rachel in the hit series, Inventing Anna. I looked at it and I was like, Really? That’s where you’re going to go with this?" Speaking to Vanity Fair in the aftermath of the show's release, Williams said: "I was caught off guard when Netflix announced its description of the character Rachel." (Netflix calls Rachel "a natural-born follower whose blind worship of Anna almost destroys her job, her credit, and her life.The woman she becomes because of Anna may be Anna’s greatest creation.") She said "To say a woman is someone else’s creation is counter to a feminist narrative. She also admitted that she gave Delvey "enormous power and influence over me-power and influence I then spent years working to reclaim," before telling her audience to be careful of giving Delvey more of their attention. And, not only that, but if fame is what you’re after, you’ll have built yourself a 'brand,' created a platform, and found an audience to leverage for future opportunities," Williams wrote. You could be paid so much money that even after your funds are frozen and victims are repaid, you have cash left over. "If your crimes are splashy enough, a media company could snatch up the rights to your story pre-trial so that you’re able to afford the attorney of your choice, one skilled enough to minimize your penalty. She also speculated about the media attention and money Delvey has received from Netflix (though selling the rights to her story) and other sources in her Time (opens in new tab) essay.
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