😠📺🔪27-Year-Old Guy Suing Netflix Fo’ Use His Photo In One Murdah Documentary
Kentucky guy Taylor Hazlewood stay suing Netflix cuz dey wen use his picture without permission in one documentary about one killah. 📸🚫
Da documentary, “The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker,” tell da story of Caleb McGillvary, one internet sensation who wen get convicted fo’ murdah in 2019. Wen da documentary showing, get one photo of Taylor Hazlewood holding one hatchet, an da narrator wen aks, “Is dis one guardian angel o’ one stone-cold killah?” 🤔👼🏽🔪 Text on da screen also say, “You can neva trust anyone.” 🤷🏽♂️
Hazlewood, 27 years old an working as one respiratory therapist in one neonatal ICU, get notting fo’ do wit McGillvary. In June 2019, he wen take one photo wit his friend’s hatchet an wen post ’em on Instagram. 📷🪓
Netflix wen release da documentary on Jan. 12, an on Jan. 20, one friend wen tell Hazlewood dat dey wen see his photo in da documentary. Aftah dat, mo’ den 20 of Hazlewood’s friends an peeps wen tell him dey seen his photo in da documentary, an da guy wen experience “reputational harm, stress, anxiety, an anguish,” da lawsuit say. 😩🤦🏽♂️
Angela Buchanan, Hazlewood’s attorney, wen tell BuzzFeed News dat her client, “one private an quiet man, wen get all shaka cuz his picture wen show up in da true-crime documentary The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, wea dey tell da juicy story of Caleb McGillvary’s rise to fame an his first-degree murdah conviction.” She wen say Hazlewood “get no connection at all to da peeps o’ events in da movie.” 🎥🔗
“Netflix, an da production companies dey work wit, gotta take responsibility wen dey mess up an cause dis kine reputational harm,” Buchanan wen say. 💯👩🏽💼
Da lawsuit stay aksing fo’ at least $1 million in damages. 💰🏛
Netflix neva wen respond to BuzzFeed News wen dey wen aks fo’ one comment. 🤐
McGillvary, da guy dey call “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker,” wen get famous aftah one interview fo’ KMPH News in Fresno, California, wen go viral in 2013. Da news station wen interview him aftah he wen use his hatchet fo’ hit one guy wea wen try fo’ attack one wahine. Da interview wen blow up, an McGillvary wen show up on TV shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! 🌟📺
But aftah his 15 minutes of fame, McGillvary wen get convicted fo’ killing Joseph Galfy Jr., one 73-year-old lawyah who wen die from blunt-force trauma at his house on May 13, 2013. McGillvary wen say he wen kill Galfy in self-defense aftah Galfy wen try fo’ rape him, but da jury neva wen agree an McGillvary wen get sentenced to 57 years in prison. ⚖️🚔
Earlier dis year, McGillvary wen say dat Netflix’s documentary wen exploit him. “So, Netflix stay making one movie about my life befo’ I wen get arrested,” McGillvary wen say in one statement to da Tab. “But dey no like pay me anyting fo’ it… if had somebody make one movie about O.J. Simpson’s football careah, you bettah believe he going make bank off it. Da kine guys who kill an rape wahines get money fo’ dea pre-arrest fame – but I wen save wahines from getting killed an allegedly wen kill one rapist, so Netflix stay ruthless exploiting me. Wat da heck?” 🏈💵😤
Da lawsuit stay ongoing an Netflix still neva wen respond to any request fo’ comment from BuzzFeed News. As fo’ Hazlewood, dis situation stay far from wat he wen expect wen he wen take da hatchet picture back in 2019. Da guy jus’ like make tings pono an no like get da kine reputation he neva deserve. We go see how everyting goin’ play out in court, an’ hope dat Hazlewood goin’ find da justice he stay lookin’ fo’. 👨🏽⚖️🙏🏽
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😠📺🔪 27-Year-Old Man Suing Netflix for Using His Photo in Murder Documentary
Kentucky man Taylor Hazlewood is suing Netflix for using his picture without permission in a documentary about a murderer. 📸🚫
The documentary, “The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker,” tells the story of Caleb McGillvary, an internet sensation who was convicted for murder in 2019. During the documentary, a photo of Taylor Hazlewood holding a hatchet appears on screen, and the narrator asks, “Is this a guardian angel or a stone-cold killer?” 🤔👼🔪 Text on the screen also says, “You can never trust anyone.” 🤷♂️
Hazlewood, a 27-year-old working as a respiratory therapist in a neonatal ICU, has nothing to do with McGillvary. In June 2019, he took a photo with his friend’s hatchet and posted it on Instagram. 📷🪓
Netflix released the documentary on Jan. 12, and on Jan. 20, a friend told Hazlewood they had seen his photo in the documentary. After that, more than 20 of Hazlewood’s friends and acquaintances contacted him about his photo in the documentary, causing him to experience “reputational harm, stress, anxiety, and anguish,” according to the lawsuit. 😩🤦♂️
Angela Buchanan, Hazlewood’s attorney, told BuzzFeed News that her client, “a private and quiet man, was upset by his inclusion in the true-crime documentary The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, which tells the sensational story of Caleb McGillvary’s rise to fame and subsequent first-degree murder conviction.” She said Hazlewood “had no connection whatsoever to the people or events depicted in the film.” 🎥🔗
“Netflix, and the production companies they work with, must be held accountable when they are negligent and cause this sort of reputational harm,” Buchanan said. 💯👩💼
The lawsuit is seeking at least $1 million in damages. 💰🏛
Netflix did not respond to BuzzFeed News’ request for comment. 🤐
McGillvary, nicknamed “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker,” became famous after an interview for KMPH News in Fresno, California, went viral in 2013. The news station interviewed him after he used his hatchet to hit a man trying to assault a woman. The interview went viral, landing McGillvary on TV shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! 🌟📺
But after his 15 minutes of fame, McGillvary was convicted of murdering Joseph Galfy Jr., a 73-year-old lawyer who died from blunt-force trauma at his home on May 13, 2013. McGillvary claimed he killed Galfy in self-defense after Galfy allegedly tried to rape him, but the jury didn’t agree and McGillvary was sentenced to 57 years in prison. ⚖️🚔
Earlier this year, McGillvary said that Netflix’s documentary exploited him. “So, Netflix is making a movie about my life before I was arrested,” McGillvary said in a statement to the Tab. “But they refuse to pay me anything for it… if someone made a movie about O.J. Simpson’s football career, you’d better believe he’d be making bank off it. Guys who kill and rape women get money for their pre-arrest fame – but I saved women from being killed and allegedly killed a rapist, so Netflix is ruthlessly exploiting me. What the heck?”
The lawsuit is ongoing, and Netflix still has not responded to any request for comment from BuzzFeed News. As for Hazlewood, this situation is far from what he expected when he took the hatchet picture back in 2019. He just wants to clear his name and avoid receiving a reputation he doesn’t deserve. We’ll have to see how everything plays out in court, and hope that Hazlewood finds the justice he’s looking for. 👨⚖️🙏
