The scenes in which Williams is allegedly defamed are listed in the suit. The show, which was watched for nearly 6.6 billion minutes over the first 17 days of its release, according to the suit, made several defamatory statements, the suit claims. The suit alleges Netflix further blurred the lines between fact and fiction by showing photographs of Lowes under the fake Instagram account "realrachelwilliams" and later showing a photo of Williams under the same fake account. The show should have given Williams' character a fictitious name, "so that no one would believe that the character was a portrayal 'of and concerning' the real Rachel Williams," the suit reads. The show, produced by Shonda Rhimes, portrays several real-life people, but some are given fictitious names, "such as Sorokin's business lawyer, her boyfriend, and the wealthy socialite and her fashion designer acolyte," according to the suit. Williams was portrayed by actor Katie Lowes, while Anna was portrayed by Julia Garner. that were based on the Series, which establish that Netflix's actions exposed her to public contempt, ridicule, aversion or disgrace, or induced an evil opinion of her," the suit reads. "As a result of Netflix's false portrayal of her as a vile and contemptible person, Williams was subjected to a torrent of online abuse, negative in-person interactions, and pejorative characterizations in podcasts, etc. Williams claims many media outlets have "commented on Netflix's hatchet job," and the suit lists several articles that favor Williams. In the suit, Williams claims the Netflix show also made it seem like she lied to friends by concealing that she had helped the police arrest Sorokin. ![]() Rachel Deloache Williams and Anna Sorokin. However, during her trial, jurors acquitted Sorokin of two counts, including the allegation that she promised Williams an all-expenses paid trip to Morocco and then stuck her with the bill. Williams wrote about their 2017 trip to Morocco in her essay, claiming Sorokin left her with a $62,000 bill. She also says Netflix portrayed her as abandoning Sorokin in Morocco on a lavish trip. Williams claims Netflix portrayed her as "sponging off Sorokin by accepting gifts of expensive clothes, jewelry and accessories" and allowing Sorokin to pay for things. In the suit, Williams claims 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," among other things.
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