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Netflix has responded to former New York prosecutor Linda Fairstein, who filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix for the manner in which they depicted her in the award-winning Ava DuVernay directed series When They See Us. “No less than a dry, abstract expression of opinion, the dramatized dialogue of which …

Linda Fairstein, the prosecutor who is responsible for the false imprisonment of the newly dubbed “Exonerated Five,” has lost her publishing deal and stepped down from numerous high power positions following the release of ‘When They See Us.’ The backlash has seemingly been too much for Fairstein and at approximately …

Upon the release of Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us,” which detailed the tragedy and triumph of the boys commonly known as the Central Park 5, almost everyone involved faced widespread criticisms for the wrongful conviction of the innocent men. But, one person, in particular, took the brunt of backlash …

Popular magazine Glamour is coming after former prosecutor Linda Fairstein; one of the primary leaders in the wrongful conviction of the Central Park 5. Boycotts and petitions are the latest movements against Linda Fairstein, the woman who prosecuted five innocent Black and brown boys: Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, …

After the release of ‘When They See Us,’ Ava DuVernay’s limited series depicting the wrongful conviction of the boys commonly known as the Central Park 5, viewers sparked a movement to ‘cancel’ former prosecutor Linda Fairstein and any projects attached to her name.  Now, a nonprofit organization Fairstein has worked …