‘Becoming Elizabeth’ Creator Penning BBC Drama About Celebrity Legal Battle Spiraling Out Of Control

Anya Reiss Marc Brenner Becoming Elizabeth creator Anya Reiss is penning a BBC drama that shows what happens when a celebrity legal battle spirals out of control. In Reputation, a formidable lawyer who has built her career defending free expression gets pulled into the case of the decade representing global pop star Davina Knight. Knight has released a provocative new song accusing her ex-husband, Billy, of abusive behaviour and he retaliates in kind, with their private breakdown erupting into a very public libel battle. PR machines are deployed, laws are bent and social media platforms become judge, jury and battleground.

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