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Buster Murdaugh, the son of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, sued Netflix, Warner Bros. and others for defamation, saying he was falsely accused of murder in the death of his high school classmate Stephen Smith in a 2023 streaming series. The suit, filed Friday in a Hampton County, South Carolina, court, says that the allegations have 'irreparably damaged' his reputation and have caused him to suffer mental anguish.
An autopsy report at the time said he had been struck by a vehicle as he was apparently walking on the road after running out of gas. Smith’s family has said they do not believe it was a hit-and-run. The death is being investigated as a homicide, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED, said last year. No one has been arrested or charged in Smith’s death. Netflix declined to comment on Tuesday.
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