The company also tried to argue that its viewers would need 'knowledge of competitive Soviet chess in the 1960s' to grasp the alleged defamatory remark, the documents said. However, a California Central District Court denied a motion to dismiss a US defamation lawsuit. Netflix had argued that 'no reasonable viewer would have understood the line to convey a statement of fact' as the series was presented as 'an entirely fictional work,' according to legal documents obtained by the Press Association. Gaprindashvili's lawyers claimed the mistake had been streamed to 'millions of viewers worldwide' and 'tarnished (her) personal and professional reputation'. Gaprindashvili claims Beth Harmon, a fictional character from The Queen's Gambit, (pictured) is an Americanized and fictionalized version of her The chess legend argued in the lawsuit that by the year the episode is set, 1968, she had already competed against 59 men - beating 28 of them simultaneously. There's Nona Gaprindashvili, but she's the female world champion and has never faced men.' Speaking about the character Harmon, the commentator says: 'The only unusual thing about her, really, is her sex. Gaprindashvili, 80, took specific issue with a moment in the show in which a commentator references her, saying she 'never faced men' - and filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against the streaming giant. Queen's Gambit tells the story of orphan Beth Harmon (portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy in the show) who rose to the top of the chess world in the 1960s, defeating Russia's best players at a renowned chess tournament. The two sides informed the court on Monday that they had reached a deal in the case over the Emmy-winning series, based on a 1983 novel by the same name. Netflix has reached a deal to end its legal dispute with Georgian chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili, who said she was defamed in an episode of Queen's Gambit. The Queen's Gambit became one of Netflix's most popular shows and set a record for the most viewers ever for a scripted limited-run series.Gaprindashvili claims she contacted Netflix after the show was released and was denied an apology or retraction The show also falsely states that she is Russian.She filed a $5million defamation lawsuit against Netflix for the final episode of the popular series which she claims was 'grossly sexist and belittling'.
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