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"Rasputin and the Empress" is a 1932. film about Imperial Russia, based on historical events involving charismatic orthodox priest Rasputin and his influence on court of Romanov. The film's inaccurate portrayal of Prince Felix and Irina Yusupov as Prince Chegodieff and Princess Natasha caused a major lawsuit against MGM.

The model for Princess Natasha was Princess Irina Romanoff Youssoupoff, the wife of Felix Yusupov, one of Grigori Rasputin's actual murderers. Yusupov filed a lawsuit against MGM in 1933, claiming invasion of privacy and libel. The film portrays her as a victim of Rasputin, and it is implied that he raped her, which never happened. She won an award of $127,373 in an English court and an out-of-court settlement with MGM, reportedly of $250,000, in New York. 

The familiar disclaimer "This motion picture is a work of fiction..." in the credits of every Hollywood film is a result of the lawsuit.