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Netflix Gets 'Surviving R. Kelly' Libel Suit Tossed, For Now

By Rachel Scharf · March 11, 2025, 6:39 PM EDT

Netflix Inc. and Lifetime Entertainment Services won dismissal Tuesday of a defamation lawsuit alleging the latest iteration of their hit documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly" defamed a former assistant to the...

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Documents

Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

Copeland v. Netflix, Inc. et al

Case Number

1:24-cv-00163

Court

Delaware

Nature of Suit

Assault Libel & Slander

Date Filed

February 07, 2024

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