Judge Rejects Netflix’s Bid to Dismiss Buster Murdaugh Lawsuit Over Stephen Smith Death Claims

Buster Murdaugh’s defamation lawsuit against Netflix and other defendants will move forward after a South Carolina judge denied motions seeking to dismiss the case. The lawsuit centers on claims that Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal created the alleged implication that Murdaugh was responsible for the 2015 death of Stephen Smith. According to the court ruling reported by Count on News, Judge Heath Taylor found that the defendants’ alleged “creative liberties” could allow a viewer to interpret the documentary as answering…