Former prosecutor Linda Fairstein filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Ava DuVernay over “When They See Us”. According to multiple reports, Fairstein, whose office oversaw the Central Park case depicted in the series, sued the streaming service, DuVernay and co-writer Attica Locke on Wednesday, claiming she was wrongfully portrayed as the “racist mastermind” behind the wrongful prosecution of five men of color, per Variety.
ET has reached out to DuVernay for comment. “In the film series, which Defendants have marketed and promoted as a true story, Defendants depict Ms.
Fairstein — using her true name — as a racist, unethical villain who is determined to jail innocent children of color at any cost,” the suit alleges, per the magazine.
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