Netflix and Ava DuVernay have settled a lawsuit filed by former New York City prosecutor Linda Fairstein over the Emmy-winning series 'When They See Us.'
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Netflix settled a defamation lawsuit brought by best-selling author and former Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein over her portrayal in a 2019 crime series about the Central Park Five case. Tuesday's settlement averts a trial over Fairstein's portrayal in the series "When They See Us," which had been set to begin on June 10 in Manhattan federal court. Fairstein will receive no money in the settlement, but Netflix will donate $1 million to the Innocence Project, a nonprofit that works to free wrongfully convicted people, the company said.
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