article for Vanity Fair about her experience with Delvey, 31, before the May 2018 New York magazine article — which the show was based on — was published and wrote a book titled “My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress.”“Inventing Anna” follows Delvey — whose real name is Anna Sorokin — as she scams her way through New York City.
She lies about being a German heiress, conning not only her friends but also banks and businessmen in an attempt to fund the lifestyle of a wannabe socialite.Williams claims that nearly everything about her character in the Netflix show is made up.“This action will show that Netflix made a deliberate decision for dramatic purposes to show Williams doing or saying things in the Series which portray her as a greedy, snobbish, disloyal, dishonest, cowardly, manipulative and opportunistic person,” the complaint, filed in federal court in Delaware, reads.The lawsuit states that the show consists of 16 separate sets of defamatory statements about the former Vanity Fair photo editor.“Netflix purposely used my real name, and real aspects of my life, to create a totally false and defamatory characterization of me.
The truth matters and portraying real people requires real responsibility. I am filing this lawsuit to hold Netflix accountable for its deliberate recklessness,” Williams told The Hollywood Reporter.Netflix portrays Williams as a friend of Delvey who accepts generous gifts and joins her on extravagant vacations but rats her out to authorities once she discovers Delvey is a fake heiress and doesn’t actually have money.In one part of the show, Williams is shown leaving Delvey in Morocco after her credit card was declined and suspicions started to form.
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