Carole Baskin is suing Netflix over Tiger King 2.
The Big Cat Rescue founder, who rose to fame following her appearance on the first season of the hit show, is claiming that the streaming giant did not have permission to use footage of her in the second season.
The animal sanctuary owner has filed a lawsuit against Netflix alleging that it, and production company Royal Goode Productions, have broken the terms of their contract by using footage of her and her husband in the show’s second series – which she claims she did not agree to.
The lawsuit states: “The Appearance Releases limited Royal Goode Productions’ right to use film footage of the Baskins to ‘a documentary motion picture.’ Throughout the Appearance Releases there is only reference to and mention of ‘the Picture’.”
“No mention is made of granting Royal Goode Production sequel rights, rights to create derivative works from ‘the Picture’ or additional seasons or episodes.”
As quoted by Variety, it continued: “By utilizing the film footage of the Baskins and Big Cat Rescue secured by Royal Goode Productions under the Appearance Releases in ‘sizzle reels’ and promotional trailers for the sequel entitled ‘Tiger King 2,’ the defendants are in breach of the terms of the Appearance Releases.”
Carole and her husband want Netflix to remove all footage of them from the show’s second season, which is due to be released on November 17th.
There are also claims in the lawsuit that the show was misleading in the way it depicted Big Cat Rescue, claiming the series suggested Carole may have been involved in her husband’s disappearance in 1997 – which she firmly denies.
Goss.ie have contacted a rep for Netflix for comment.
