Tyra Banks v. Netflix, the ChatGPT Murder Evidence & the Blake Lively W

First things first: the New York Knicks won their first NBA Finals game since 1973 and your born-and-bred New York host needed a moment. Mazel tov to the Knicks and MVP honors to Jalen Brunson. Now to the law. Episode 41 covers three stories all tied to the same theme: how a story gets told, who controls the edit, and what the truth is underneath it. Tyra Banks is suing Netflix for defamation over the docuseries Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model. She says she sat for a three-and-a-half-hour interview that was cut to just 16 minutes and reassembled to create a false impression that she knowingly allowed a contestant to be sexually assaulted on her show and could not even remember it. Tyra says the raw footage shows her saying I remember her story, and that Netflix cut it to make her look like she forgot. Jasmine breaks down defamation by implication, the actual malice standard for public figures, the Making a Murderer defense comparison, and why the gap between the raw footage and the final edit is going to decide this entire case. Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the death of his girlfriend Gabriella Perpetuo, and prosecutors allege he used ChatGPT to ask how to explain her injuries and avoid police attention. Jasmine uses this case to break down a lesson that applies to everyone: your chatbot history is not private, it is not protected by attorney-client privilege, and it is fully discoverable and admissible evidence if it can be authenticated under Rule 901. Treat everything you type into an AI as a potential courtroom exhibit. And finally, the ruling everyone got wrong. Judge Lewis Liman issued his decision on Blake Lively's motion under California Civil Code Section 47.1, and the headline that Blake won is only half the story. Jasmine explains exactly what Blake lost, the triple and punitive damages, and why she lost it on procedure rather than merit. Then she explains what Blake won, her attorney's fees, and why it happened: Baldoni's team had the burden to prove malice and showed up with three depositions about where the movie was filmed. Most importantly, Jasmine explains the appeal waiver buried in the settlement that makes this ruling final with no second chance. The ink is dry. Plus a full round of Sustained or Overruled tying every ruling back to the stories. Follow Jasmine: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasminewegesq⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jas_the_lawyer⁠⁠ Website: https://www.wegesq.com Subscribe, rate, and share Exhibit A-List to stay updated on new episodes.