Seven people who appeared in the 2018 Netflix docuseries “Afflicted” have sued the streaming service and the show’s producers for defamation, false-light invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment and fraud over the way they were depicted on screen.
The seven-episode series, which debuted on Netflix in August 2018, follows the stories of people suffering from and attempting to treat chronic illnesses; among the subjects were Jamison Hill, Pilar Olave, Jill Edelstein and Bekah Dinnerstein.
But in court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, Hill, Olave, Edelstein and Dinnerstein — joined by Dinnerstein’s brother Nicholas Dinnerstein and her partner Jesse Bercowetz, and Edelstein’s partner Janine Feczko — said they were “duped” into participating.
Also Read: Netflix Signs 'Game of Thrones' Creators David Benioff and Db Weiss to Overall Film and TV Deal
In the filing, the plaintiffs say they thought the show would be “a serious documentary” that would spread awareness of their conditions.
The seven-episode series, which debuted on Netflix in August 2018, follows the stories of people suffering from and attempting to treat chronic illnesses; among the subjects were Jamison Hill, Pilar Olave, Jill Edelstein and Bekah Dinnerstein.
But in court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, Hill, Olave, Edelstein and Dinnerstein — joined by Dinnerstein’s brother Nicholas Dinnerstein and her partner Jesse Bercowetz, and Edelstein’s partner Janine Feczko — said they were “duped” into participating.
Also Read: Netflix Signs 'Game of Thrones' Creators David Benioff and Db Weiss to Overall Film and TV Deal
In the filing, the plaintiffs say they thought the show would be “a serious documentary” that would spread awareness of their conditions.
- 8/8/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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