'The Manhattan Alien Abduction' controversial true story: Why the star is suing Netflix

The story of Linda Napolitano, a New York City woman who says she was abducted from her bedroom and beamed onto a spaceship by extraterrestrial beings in 1989, has fascinated UFO enthusiasts for decades.

Now, Napolitano is the subject of a new three-part Netflix docuseries, “The Manhattan Alien Abduction.”

The docuseries revisits Napolitano’s 1989 abduction story, which she still stands by, and includes interviews with people who have supported her over the years.

“The Manhattan Alien Abduction” also includes commentary from one of her most prominent detractors, Carol Rainey, who worked until her death in 2023 to refute Napolitano’s abduction narrative. Rainey goes on the record in the documentary saying Napolitano “made it up.”