Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Is Accused of Sexist Defamation and Invasion of Privacy
The Queen’s Gambit was a viewership boon for Netflix, but now the streaming giant is facing a lawsuit over the show for comments made about Georgian Chessmaster Nona Gaprindashvili.
A complaint was filed with the United States District Court Central District of California, Western Division by Gaprindashvili against Netflix for false light invasion of privacy and defamation. The suit was spawned by comments made in the final episode of The Queen’s Gambit, in which a commentator says, “There’s Nona Gaprindashvili, but she’s the female world champion and has never faced men. My guess is Laev was expecting an easy win, and not at all the 27-move thrashing Beth Harmon just gave him.”
As the suit states, “Gaprindashvili is a pioneer of women’s chess and a much-loved icon in her native country of Georgia. Throughout her extraordinary career, she won many championships, beat some of the best male chess players in the world, and was the first woman in history to achieve the status of international chess grandmaster among men.”
