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Netflix ordered to face defamation case over The Queen’s Gambit

By Christopher Hutton
Published January 28, 2022 4:12pm ET
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Netflix ordered to face defamation case over The Queen’s Gambit
FILE - This March 20, 2012 file photo shows signage at Netfilx headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. Netflix reports quarterly financial results on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. | (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Netflix lost its attempt to dismiss a defamation case involving its historical drama The Queen’s Gambit.

A federal judge denied Netflix’s request to dismiss a $5 million lawsuit filed by chess icon Nona Gaprindashvili, who alleged the show’s representation of sexism was inaccurate and defamatory.

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