Former New York prosecutor Linda Fairstein files a lawsuit against director Ava Duvernay and Netflix for her portrayal in 'When They See Us...
According to reports Linda Fairstein filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida this week claiming Ava Duvernay's four part mini-series depicted her as the “mastermind behind a racist plot” to wrongly convict five Black teens for raping a Central Park jogger in 1998.
She is seeking undisclosed damages.
Fun Fact: The case was later overturned after another man confessed to the crime and DNA evidence exonerated the Central Park Five.
