Judge Says Chess Champ's 'Queen's Gambit' Defamation Lawsuit Against Netflix Can Go Forward
28/01/2022 04:52
On Thursday, a California judge refused to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought by chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili against Netflix in September over what she said was a "manifestly false" reference to her in the finale of "The Queen's Gambit." In the episode, as the fictional chess prodigy played by Anya-Taylor Joy prepares to face off with a male opponent, Gaprindashvili is referred to by a commentator as a "female world champion [who] has never faced men." The lawsuit calls the comment "manifestly false, as well as being grossly sexist and belittling." "By 1968, . . .
