Carole Baskin and her husband Howard are suing Netflix for allegedly breaching their contract after footage of the couple was included in the latest trailer for Tiger King 2 without permission.
Baskin and her husband took legal action against Royal Goode Productions and Netflix according to court documents that were obtained, reports USA Today.
According to BBC News, the lawsuit states that the couple only signed appearance release forms for the first season of the Netflix documentary series.
Pending a request to take the case in front of a jury, Baskin has pleaded for the footage to be removed from the trailer in the meantime.
“While we cannot stop Netflix and Royal Goode Productions from producing low-brow, salacious and sensational programming, we do believe that we have the right to control footage filmed of us under false pretences,” said Howard Baskin to USA Today.
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According to People.com, in a new court document obtained on Monday, November 8, Netflix and production company Royal Goode Productions says the Baskin signed nine appearance releases and two location release agreements for Tiger King in 2019, which “explicitly permit Defendants to use the footage in later projects.”
The document states: “Defendants did not need to obtain a release from Plaintiffs to use the footage in Tiger King 2 or its promotional trailers. And there is nothing in any of the appearance releases that prohibits any use of the footage. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have no claim at all, much less one that can evade Defendants’ First Amendment.”
Additionally, Netflix hit back at Carol, claiming that she, who recently took part in Dancing with the Stars, used the popularity of Tiger King to gain publicity in becoming a “pop culture phenomenon”, according to ABC News.
The documentary is set for release on Netflix on November 17. Watch the trailer, which still showcases Carol, here.
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