Netflix Sued by Former Vanity Fair Staffer Over ‘Inventing Anna’ Portrayal

Inventing Anna” is accused now of inventing too much, according to a defamation lawsuit filed against Netflix.The Emmy-nominated series stars Julia Garner as convicted fraudster Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, who conned elite Manhattan into believing she was an international heiress.

While Sorokin has (for the most part) stood by the series, it’s former Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel Williams who is slapping the streamer with a defamation suit.

Williams is portrayed by Katie Lowes in the Shonda Rhimes-produced limited series.Williams previously wrote about her experiences with former best friend Delvey in 2018 for Vanity Fair after Delvey allegedly conned her into footing the bill for a 62,000 trip to Morocco; Williams carried the debt on her corporate Condé Nast credit card.Per the lawsuit filing, as reported by Deadline, Williams is alleging Netflix “made a deliberate decision for dramatic purposes to show Williams doing or saying things in the

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