Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. | Official Trailer | Netflix

A scandalous four-part documentary series that uncovers how Sarma Melngailis, the celebrity restaurateur behind the New York hotspot Pure Food and Wine, went from being the queen of vegan cuisine to the tabloid-touted “Vegan Fugitive” when she falls for a man who promises to make her dreams come true. Millions of dollars, immortal dogs, meat suits, and secrets lead to a twisted tale of love turned criminal. Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. premieres March 16 on Netflix.
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After marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, a celebrated vegan restaurateur finds her life veering off the rails.

[@Rose-gy1cc]

These documentaries really have taught me to study red flags of toxic people.

[@mollynash2597]

And be suspicious of anyone who asks you for money, lol.

[@ANGELSLVME]

Me too! If someone tells you, I can make you Immortal , RUN

[@md1264]

I mean, some of the red flags are red parachutes.

[@atheteusalexopoulos6876]

They've taught me the danger of hero worship. Predators often put themselves in position of moral authority so people look up to them. When your wearing rose tinted glasses red flags just look like flags.

[@ReR7474]

You have 40 minutes to talk about the Lord Jesus Christ?!

[@zeynabza7353]

I love how scammers who pretend to be millionaires always ask you for money...If you're a millionaire, you don't need my money!!!

[@lutongmybahay1375]

Exactly lol

[@ymcghee40]

Makes sense to me!

[@Natdibrown]

Yet Bezos files for child tax credits…

[@tatamata6976]

How do we explain the idiots who fell for that so often?

[@tam_tam3496]

I swear and these women should be smart enough to know thT

[@kevinconway2965]

Trust Netflix to turn a vegan documentary into a must watch crime thriller.

[@AskMiko]

OMG, yes!

[@ichimarutetsu]

And my vegan ass is here all the way for it 🤣🤣

[@JustMe-vs1kj]

This is a crime thriller, they just happen to be vegan lol I’m 100% sure they’re not really talking about veganism like that

[@kevinconway2965]

@@JustMe-vs1kj In what way? Dude, I was making a joke.

[@sandriais]

Yep! And I’m ready to watch it!! 😄

[@alexisajluni9184]

This lady dodged every question the producers asked her. Don’t get how the first episode everyone speaks so highly of her. She takes zero accountability for her actions. If she thought doing this doc would make people feel sorry for her she was mistaken.

[@jessicahill6418]

At the end where she was on that phone call with her husband it was edited they cut out some of the things she said to him so she wouldn't look bad

[@ASig33]

She didn't dodge the question. I truly believe she didn't know how to answer it. Manipulation is a powerful thing and can take years to shake off.

[@noneya1238]

@@ASig33 Sure. And you were manipulated to thinking she was a victim.

[@ASig33]

@@noneya1238 and you were manipulated into thinking she was the bad guy....perspective.

[@Gos1234567]

@@ASig33 Damn you are one naive idiot

[@siavm]

If you hear the words “make you immortal” and it’s a documentary you automatically have to watch it. That is it.

[@MsFitVegan]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

weirdo tv junkie..

[@UPEXPERT]

wow Amazing and Very Very Nice Video Superb 👍👍👌👌💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TheFinalGate_]

Lmaoooo that was the part i was like ‘i’m in’

[@ss-lb6kb]

Yeap

[@amfgraphics3810]

Last scene where they are "joking" on the phone in an almost flirtatious way, disgusted me. I wouldn't even consider spitting in a guy's face who conned my mother out of $450,000! Much less ever talking to him again.

[@al1665]

Exactly. This is what I'd do if he called me: "Click".

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I couldn't agree more. If someone ripped my Mother off for $4,500 much less 100 x that....well that person wouldn't ever hear from me again. Not ever...Not even once.

[@theironsheik6322]

She's a cold-blooded reptile.

[@mariarudina1224]

THIS.

[@arielayala5974]

somethings wrong with sarms it's like she likes the pain .

[@Galactea101]

When they say that education doesn't mean intelligence they really mean it

[@anna.rrrrrr]

Love your name lol

[@5tar5z]

@@Phalguni777 I don’t

[@breepharmd7308]

IKR!

[@justiceforjuicy6765]

Stop it. She knew exactly what was going on every step of the way.

[@CC-si3cr]

@@Phalguni777 UGH!!! People like you annoy me! You ARE Sarma!

[@Limitless_Flowers]

This documentary is difficult to watch and frustrating. A big chunk of the story must be missing cause it didn't made sense at all. They tried to paint her as a victim but it didn't work, her answers were all very ambiguous, some didn't made absolutely sense. What's bothering me the most is that she didn't clearly acknowledge her part of responsibility in all on it.

[@naomilives414]

That’s what I thought. This just doesn’t make sense.

[@3rrlia661]

👍👍👍👍

[@tlhogid663]

I don't think Netflix tried to paint her as anything. I think they chose to give her the opportunity to present herself as she pleases (so that she would be comfortable participating and opening up) Her confusing and messy story is enough to infer she is a manipulatuve, deceitful and untrustworthy human being. Shame on her.

[@sweetneverbitter6109]

@@tlhogid663thank you!

[@khalilahd.]

There are so many great shows and documentaries coming out, I just don’t know where to start 😭. The food here looks incredible and I’m not even a vegan 😅

[@canMan656]

Nooo !!! ...you are incredible for being interested in such great subjects...All the best virtual crush !

[@rosk.wilburn5847]

Haha

[@ireneresendiz2563]

everytime i see a new docu trailer i just skip to the part where they say the release date. haha

[@colinwoods9601]

What are some others you have your eye on?

[@brahmaputramoskva1215]

What are others?

[@onefootsteve5919]

Back in the day, my friend's boyfriend worked as an assistant chef there, so I actually was able to get in there for a meal. The food was....kind of magical. I always wondered what became of that place. Now I know, LOL. I'll definitely watch this.

[@joeyshotsauce43]

Who was your man? I worked there for ten years !! I was the guy saying “what happened to the money 💰 “

[@thewkovacs316]

gordon ramsay is right...vegan food sux

[@kbestie4504]

@@thewkovacs316 talk about your white bland food our vegan food in Asia is top notch chef's kiss. Sit down

[@ritaamor283]

@@joeyshotsauce43 what kind of plates were served there so it was so popular? How was she? So many questions 🤗 from a vegan in Europe.

[@joeyshotsauce43]

@@ritaamor283 The most popular dish was the raw food lasagna with zucchini as the pasta Macademia nut ricotta sun-dried tomato and fresh tomato for the marinara and a pistachio nut pesto very very popular dish also the tamale have Portabella mushroom corn five chili chocolate Molé sauce they were many dishes that were popular there it was raw food it was ahead of its time

[@NotInformedOfficial]

I wish Leon would become Immortal and somehow, someday be able to communicate to everyone what really happened as he was the only real witness to everything. Cmon Leon, you can do it!

[@tlhogid663]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Hoodprincess096]

"I didn't think we were on the run" "I changed my name *why did you change your name* well, it couldn't be sarma.." "I had a sense of needing to hide my identity" "but if I saw a police officer I wouldn't walk the other way" Ugh -__-

[@ThePeteraustin]

It hurts me to the core and it’s hard to believe how dumb and naive she was/is. She knew every second what she has done. Imposter get scammed. Period! No tears to drop!

[@kulabd8629]

By 2nd episode I was done feeling sorry for her, because what is the point of this documentary?

[@CHADSUMMERCHILD]

If you want to see the homeless man Anthony in Bad Vegan (THE PRINCE OF PARK AVENUE SOUTH NYC AND TEAM SARMA) he has a KZbin page here. Any help for him would be appreciated. He's homeless and needs help. Please at least support his page with a subscription. Bless you.

[@jeanprice2514]

She wasn't in love with him when she married him. She thought he was a millionaire. She was a gold digger. She got what she deserved.

[@TheGoodContent37]

Sadly they are not trying to portray her as a naive person that made very dumb mistakes. In the subtitled version there's a moment when she is writting about something "weird" but in the diary they showed where she was writting she wrote "weird, but kind of cool..." which meant she liked all that shit. She loved the attention, the feeling of being superior than others even when she is portrayed as someone kind or humanitarian. She does all those humanitarian actions precisely to feel superior. BUT in the subtitled version in my country they didn't translate the "bu kind of cool..." part which made it seem like she was a victim when in reality she was partly the one to blame for everything. And that's sad because they create this imbecile distorted version of reality in which women are the noble inocent victim instead of portraying reality as it is, women ALSO need to take care of their own actions and need to pay attention of what they do and be wary of manipulative Aholes, etc. It makes women believe the very dumb idea that everytime a women is f'ed up a man is to blame because all men are evil according to their uneducated inmature perspective.

[@theironsheik6322]

Did you hear the final phone call? She's a terrible actress.

[@steveshot81]

After watching this I could not understand what the hell she did.She is nuts.

[@ToneTraveler]

She was in denial, not a victim of Stockholm Syndrome. A very attractive, successful business owner, used to getting her way is cat fished in the most obvious way. She does not want to admit that he was not Prince Charming and that she got ripped off. She was more concerned about her dog’s immortality than her loyal employees and business. If there wasn’t the money to stay in all the luxurious hotels and for the expensive shiny things she would never have gone along with it. She knew what was going on the second she met him and realized he lied about his weight. Started out in NYC with owning upscale trendy Vegan restaurant and ended up in Dolly World eating Dominos. She got a documentary out of it though.

[@ToneTraveler]

@Robert Lee, Countertenor He grifted her and her investors and his Dad was the “Brians” it seems. Maybe they had other deals going, but gambled that away too? She was a willing participant as well.

[@kimlevy385]

Is this worth watching

[@steveshot81]

@@kimlevy385 nope

[@QUEEN-df1mc]

The last phone call Sharma had with him made me feel like she was involved in all of this

[@mixanblend]

She addresses that and basically the whole spin Netflix put on her to leave doubt in a long blog post. If you really wanted to believe her and that last clip made you doubt - read that post of hers. She explains they left footage out of interviews with experts on the way she was controlled - she explains that she had that phone call with him specifically for the documentary, even, and they told her how to go about it (keep him on the phone, etc.) I believe her.

[@rdm1156]

Your just as stupid as her hahahaha

[@fayetk7423]

Netflix is out here coming through with these documentaries every week and I'm here for it.

[@MartaRC32]

Netflix is not afraid to take risks... I like that! They also work with different production companies from all over, no group-thinking ever like we see on tv and cable...

[@canadianroot]

@@MartaRC32 You guys must both work for Netflix. Funny how a bunch of the comments on this trailer are just fawning over Netflix....naming them directly. If being woke, and insisting that colour, gender, and sexual orientation are at the forefront of virtually every series is risky, and not at all groupthink, then you're right. I guess.

[@CHADSUMMERCHILD]

If you want to see the homeless man Anthony in Bad Vegan (THE PRINCE OF PARK AVENUE SOUTH NYC AND TEAM SARMA) he has a KZbin page here. Any help for him would be appreciated. He's homeless and needs help. Please at least support his page with a subscription. Bless you.

[@InconvenientTruth50]

Never heard about this beforehand. So looking forward to watching this. The Tinder Swindler was interesting (never knew that happened). Keep enlightening me Netflix. I am in a bubble. Folks out here doing way too much.

[@audreym3908]

Me neither and I live in NY.

[@JLMac322]

"Folks out here doing way too much" hahaha too true

[@jessicandennis]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 YES!!! Mind you I grew up watching the law &orders, the criminal minds its hard to trust ppl!

[@livaugirard3383]

you might enjoy "inventing anna"

[@InconvenientTruth50]

@@livaugirard3383 I actually saw a documentary on that a few years back. I am in the loop with that story. I plan on watching the Netflix version when I get a chance to binge.

[@whitelotus1960]

So she marries a con artist because he said he would pay off her $2,000,000 debt after he asks her for $10,000 that he had to have asap. They deserve each other.

[@hanatirk4375]

Exactly, that doesn't make sense at all 😕

[@tauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I understand being manipulated by your partner, everyone experiences it, its impossible to escape, but the moment some dude is promising you immortality if you give him all your money is just plain obvious its a scam. This documentary infuriated me.

[@cd0u50c9]

The bit that infuriates me is how these stupid people get a hold of so much money to throw away on such nonsense when an honest day's work lands you smack bang in the middle of fighting for survival..

[@priyatn24]

Me too. Lot of loopholes here. How could she be so successful at first and not notice the signs of a con artist?

Can somebody tell me how she could be so naive and later on tried to pretend she is innocent? Unbelievable

[@smellycat264]

Exactly

[@saphire1259]

Correct. I don't believe her she is full of it!!!

[@cleodontina1]

He was addicted to gambling and she was addicted to him and starving herself. This story goes beyond the guy. There is some childhood trauma she didn't mention in the documentary (she didn't have to). She needed help even before he came into the picture.

[@bc3863]

They prey on vulnerable people.

[@zari2662]

Yeah I got that vibe too when they briefly mentioned her being a "different" child.

[@misshoneynevercame4832]

Her parents got divorced. That's an event that has messed up so many people's lives. Plus she was different in high school. I think due to her parents divorcing she has some attachment issues and holds on for dear - even at her own expense - once she loves someone. She also seems very insecure. She's very well capable of running a business on her own but feels like she needs a business partner.

[@CC-si3cr]

@@misshoneynevercame4832 Well how the heck did she start this business in the toughest city in the world?! How did it become the celebrity hot spot? She was the face of PFW. No one else. I will never understand any of this. Can't bring myself to watch this. A smart women doing something so incredibly stupid is not energy I need to watch.

[@valr1260]

This makes a lot of sense! There’s a reason she got caught up with him.

[@thisisntahandle]

The dude was a cult in one body, it’s sickening what happened

[@lillywang6333]

I think he ate a whole cult

[@m-bronte]

not a very good cult, he only had 1 participant.

[@alfredjohnson3642]

She was also nuts

[@MH-im4oh]

He is more of a con man than cult. Kind of obvious right away from his selfies…

[@aiel1740]

@@m-bronte 1 person with access to 6 million dollars

[@shelocsher2396]

I’m on episode 3. I don’t understand why it takes ppl to be completely ruined by a scammer to realize that’s who they are. She doesn’t fully trust him, has no reason to believe what he says is true, yet forks over everything. Make it make sense.

[@dublev78]

She was guilty too. She married him with no excitement after he told her he would pay her 2 mil loan off. Both terrible people that deserved each other.

[@mickeymouse3933]

@@dublev78 yeah I think deep down she actually did love him and bought into his crazy fantasies and lies otherwise there was no way she would give him all that money and go along with it for so long, as you would know once you’ve given the guy some money and he needs more aswell as asking for all your private details hmm this is a scam you would think anyway. I think she knew it was a scam but bought into it to much and thought he would somehow deliver on his promises and give her the money back boy was she wrong 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Limitless_Flowers]

In my opinion, there are two big reasons in this story : money and ego. She even seems a little narcissistic, I didn't see or heard this great person described in the first episode.

[@mickeymouse3933]

Also was disgusting how she scammed her staff and investors at the end!

[@stilianifakidaraki3724]

Read up on psychopaths.

[@AhmedSeddiek]

I just don’t understand how can someone be so smart to have a big successful business like this and still falls for this naive fraud that 7 years old child wouldn’t believe 🤯

[@CC-si3cr]

I asked the same question over and over. No one seems to be able to answer it for me. Sarma isn't alone. There are other famous, wealthy women who just give into silliness. Her husband wasn't even attractive!

[@bigace3122]

@@CC-si3cr exactly

[@vutomi9874]

She is in love with him

[@sunnyk007]

Exactly the reason why you shouldn't let your work be everything and have your family around you for support. Otherwise, your partner whom you think you love and who tells you that they love you can easily cloud your judgement and you can very easily be manipulated.

[@johngablesmith4671]

Netflix might have crap series but they always come through with their documentaries.

[@cheycheyfriend247]

Which series are crap?

[@EdMarinaro72]

@@cheycheyfriend247 Chicago Party Aunt

[@introvertion6460]

@@cheycheyfriend247 tbh Netflix just has a lot of series. There are equal amounts of crap and good movies,

[@Alina-xu7nn]

@@cheycheyfriend247 selling sunset

[@Alina-xu7nn]

@@introvertion6460 yeah I agree 🌸

[@carolpinchefsky7126]

I used to eat at Pure Food & Wine (for special occasions, like birthdays. It was too expensive for me to go frequently). The food was sublime. Sarma smartly added a less-expensive eatery called One Lucky Duck, which was around the corner, and another one at Chelsea Market. It always had customers. I don't know what her profit margin was, but Sarma had a real business going. When Pure Food closed, it broke my heart. But then it suddenly revived, and I ran down there to treat myself for a lunch--and to thank the staff who had returned, despite problems getting paid. (I tipped big that day.) Then, about a month later, it closed for good. It broke my heart the second time, learning that she fell for a domineering man who manipulated her into committing crimes. I hope she continues to cook, although she shouldn't be involved in a restaurant's finances. I still dream of her ice cream sundaes.

[@MsFitVegan]

Omg SAME!!!!!

[@ericaquint1895]

I had a copy of her recipe book

[@UPEXPERT]

wow Amazing and Very Very Nice Video Superb 👍👍👌👌💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@antonella7610]

@@ericaquint1895 may you please share the name?

[@SLJShortt]

Pizza wins again! Woo!

[@DonnieBrascoo]

Unbelievable story. This chick is batshit crazy

[@DonnieBrascoo]

@Michelle S. I was cringing the whole time ! How can you be so naïve and let a fat lying loser destroy ur whole career and life? Wtf..

[@mrwhatsup71]

Naw they guy was

[@mrwhatsup71]

@Michelle S. that scumbag tricked her into marrying him he’s a gambling addict

[@DonnieBrascoo]

@Michelle S. She blew her chance with Alec Baldwin. She would be living a happy rich life now with him lol 😂

[@aquarius4life]

@@DonnieBrascoo He was a normal human being 😅

[@Ava2969ny]

I'm so glad I had the chance to eat at Pure Food before it closed. Once again, all it takes is one narcissist to destroy a lifetime of hard work and dedication, in addition to the dreams of employees who loved and believed in the place enough to work tirelessly to support it.

[@Marigold976]

And her role???

[@krempel_und_klumpad]

no that´s not all it takes. it also takes a naive, dumb second person who believes the crap "the narcissist" says and completely ignores all the red flags because "she´s in love". the tinder swindler was already hard, but this one... lol... apparently we reached the time now where we give idiots a platform and tell everyone that it´s ok to be stupid, it´s always the other people´s fault. come on...

[@IrinaCristina.]

@@krempel_und_klumpad THANK YOUU!! I was looking for this comment. Like there’s no way people are here painting her as this victim🙄

[@monimarz]

@@krempel_und_klumpad I would not necessarily suggest she is/was stupid. Highly intellectual people have become member of cults. She was vulnerable and sadly very introverted, which doesn't allow for many social bonds. If anything there seems to be an underlining psychological issue. She clearly lost control, lost herself, and lost any mental or emotional connections. Narcissism can only thrive if its victim has a nurturing personality, someone who wants to mend whatever it is that is broken. I think she was already struggling with her own depression and self-confidence way before Anthony showed up. Can you argue that she was naïve, maybe, but not everyone is born with all the tools needed. If they were, people would not continue to act irrational.

[@alejandramarquez6804]

@@krempel_und_klumpad she wasn't stupid. Professor Sam Vaknin, real expert on narcisism and not a con coach and his channel on KZbin, explains why someone like her do things like that. It is very interested the explanation. It gives you an existential crisis when you hear about that. The mind is very fragile.

[@SymbioticSolutions]

Her restaurants in NYC were so ahead of their time. One Lucky Duck was amazing. Sarma got gaslit out of something great. I hope this documentary not only entertains, but helps people out of bad situations.

[@pennytrue2741]

Reminds me slightly of Chloe cosarellis story, although in her case she was completely innocent and robbed of her company by a con man who to this day still uses her name to profit off of. (I think? Haven’t looked it up in a while)

[@soulTraveller144]

Isnt is funny that they call it 'bad vegan' and prob gonna make her look crazy as a raw vegan.. we'll see..

[@joolenka]

Totally agree

[@MissPerriwinkle]

she musta had a thing for man cows....who are thieves.

[@keepitforreally4501]

It makes me feel better about my life, I thought I had problems?? all that glitter is not always gold

[@Awake2OnenessRadio]

I just watched this and I am sure she agreed to do this documentary so people would think of her as a victim in this story. However, she is no victim at all. She created her life's journey and she needs to take responsibility for all of her choices.

[@oliverstoys8411]

👍

[@mokiloke]

Exactly, i feel she jumped in to get her story out first and be the victim, but she chose to live in this nutty fantasy world, and was extremely impressionable.

[@mickeymouse3933]

He’s a monster and she’s a gullible dumbass. Regardless she needs to take responsibility for the role she played in it as much as him if she had any common sense she would have just not gave him any money or her private details and called the police but she did neither of those things so her own fault!

[@Dreamkushh]

I was thinking the same thing!! I'm so relieved that I'm not the only one who thought this..

[@Stella-sq2to]

I don’t think so. She was a victim mentally. You never know what she went through to face such a journey. If you look at someone no one would want to destroy their lives and dreams just cause they could.

[@starlightmckennah5241]

She's completely oblivious of the support system she has and the people that love her And she is not remorseful of her actions and how it affected all of these people

[@alfredjohnson3642]

@Galaxy Flower lol how do you know he wasn't the victim, she marry him because she wanted 2 million dollars from him without paying tax

[@sunshinesc90]

Literally all the money she got from this doc went directly to the employees lost wages, so…

[@starlightmckennah5241]

@Galaxy Flower I simply pointed out her oblivious, ungrateful, and unremorseful attitude. I also believe that man is a sorry excuse of a human, deluded, narc who fully manipulated and abused her. Both of these things can be true at the same time.

[@MartaRC32]

@Galaxy Flower I agree, it´s hard to judge from the outside, but usually, the predators know how to choose the right victim - they smell vulnerability and take over. Now, what bothered me in this story was the ending -- sure, she felt into a trap that couldn´t get out, but after months of being apart and hopefully being in therapy, why get in touch with him and laugh as if nothing serious happened???

[@gratefulblessed4447]

@Galaxy Flower how are you so sure she isn't playing you. Allow you to think she's a victim! What if she is manipulating us?

[@nav_yt]

There is a saying: Real life overcomes any movie script. I am always amazed by Netflix documentaries. 🤯

[@MartaRC32]

That is why reality tv is doing much better than Hollywood movies and series - you can´t beat these real-life stories... no author could come up with things that are crazy to the point of us going... no way! and yes way! I just saw another documentary by Netflix - Afflicted - that one takes crazy to a whole new level... unbelievable...

[@LoveLove-hg5fp]

The last scene of her talking to Anthony on the phone while laughing changed my view completely !!!!

[@emeraldpopcorniac7673]

I was shocked when I saw that - she has no reason to communicate with Anthony like old pals. Also, her dad thinks she married Anthony for money. She isn't as innocent as she wants us to think.

[@stilianifakidaraki3724]

Your view is easily changed.

[@gabs5614]

Women need to understand that words like “I love you” mean nothing unless there is actual proof!

[@Damian.D]

This was exactly what I was thinking... What incredible power words have... And still they sometimes remain just words, cynical and ugly.

[@ineedhoez]

Never make a decision based off of your emotions

[@contactdaniel24]

She’s no victim. She loved it all too.

[@bigace3122]

Yup

[@MartaRC32]

I felt sorry for her until the very final scene, when she called him in 2019, 22 months after she was released from jail, making fun of stuff he said about the world he created and all and laughing. She should´ve been highly traumatized to the point of being terrified of anything related to him, but they sounded like two buddies remembering the old times on the phone... She said there were no drugs in her story, but somehow I find it hard to believe. Those two looked like two people addicted to some potent drug to a point of losing connection with reality... The guy was a sociopath for sure and she had some issue that she did not divulge... Something did not add up on her side...

[@calumma7941]

I only felt sorry for her in the first episode lol

[@mifanointed1]

It bothered me that she was talking in a friendly way like she's capable of being in a relationship with him again. She needs fixing before she's healthy enough to be in a healthy relationship. So until then she'll probably be in unhealthy relationships. Him being a narcissistic and manipulative individual knows her weaknesses and will probably use her again. It wouldn't surprise me if they're together again. He's deeply selfish and she's deeply troubled.

[@sunshinesc90]

She says that they misdated that recording and it was actually much earlier but I don’t know.

[@spiegeltn]

She knows how to finagle the bagel 🥯 that's for sure. A victim with zero accountability... someone please tell all of the female population that is sooo played out.

[@casandraware7603]

She's a liar. She is just as twisted as he is. Notice the difference in how he was on the phone calls she recorded versus his tone with her in Vegas. They did this sadistic mess together. I don't remember is her go to phrase.

[@winlovegan]

after having seen "The Tinder Swindler", this familiar but menacing story is a bad case of the same type of guy who is good at swindling (also paranoid delusional aside from being a narcissist), and a girl who had some serious unresolved childhood issues who never had reliable honest support from loved ones who allowed themselves to fall prey to these types of personalities.

[@anamaychavez5863]

Sarma's parents are great. So there's no childhood issues. Even with that age, they supported her

[@cheery-hex]

hey I was that girl once and I never would have fallen for this. neither would most. plus, girls with good families ahve fallen for such schemes. chalk it up to gullibility or whatevs.. I'm not sure

[@m-bronte]

At the end she calls him up in jail and he is literally making her laugh. The guy had a gambling problem he was addicted to the high of gambling. and I feel like her thing was it went to the point of no return and she knew she could never recover from it.

[@JoelRichards]

@@cheery-hex OR lack of self love. being desperate to obey to whatever a con artist tells you to do...

[@WolverineOfWallstreet]

@@anamaychavez5863 how would you know!

[@HelenEk7]

So she kept her diet ethics through the whole thing, but let go of her other morals..? Odd choice. Would have been a lot better to eat some honey, and not steal from people.

[@calumma7941]

And tried to make people feel bad for her.. well, I don't

[@Arcadia_Boxer]

Remember it was Pizza and Chicken wings 😄😄😄 She downplays her role.

[@fruitsalad7611]

Except honey is murder.

[@HelenEk7]

@@fruitsalad7611 Who's dead?

[@fruitsalad7611]

@@HelenEk7 The honey bees, they get artificially inseminated without consent. Their honey isn't ours to take.

[@ParisAlth]

I felt sorry for her and believed her until I heard her talking to Anthony/Shane after 22 months. She doesn’t seem to have any remorse for what she’s done. I’m curious how he’ll respond to the documentary. She has so many people by her side and wanting to help her. I love vegan food, although I’m not vegan. I would’ve loved to try the place lol

[@CC-si3cr]

You would've left with the most expensive gas of your life!

[@ReMeD33]

Yeah. Almost had me wanting to believe she was a victim until that phone conversation. 🤮 equally guilty and sinister.

[@valr1260]

I was on to her quickly especially after she went along with him scamming the guy and not paying her people a 2nd time after reopening (I looked up them sideways for going back tho, you know fool me once). They are probably still in cahoots probably why he didn’t participate in the doc, to let her tell her side as that is what would sell.

[@scorpioqueen5626]

She went in the relationship with the hope of getting $2,000,000 from him and ended up giving him $2,100,000 (adding what her mother sent to him). The last call suggested both of them were still shamefully unapologetic.

[@nsbdbsbsbdbzbz8555]

She lied the entire documemtary. She is a scammer

[@bigace3122]

@@nsbdbsbsbdbzbz8555 definitely

[@JeighNeither]

Damn there are so many people that are so incredibly easy to control! I was backpacking in India & befriended a chick a couple of months into my journey who was leaving soon, so we decided to travel to some spots together b4 she split. We bought some cannabis from an incense vendor in the city of Mysore who insisted we smoke w/him, & they got into a conversation that I zoned out from for a minute until I heard her telling him very personal details, including her name, hotel, & room number, & was startled to attention & intervened. She was in a complete daze. In that short period of time, he had hypnotized her. It's a known criminal tactic in parts of Asia & is probably why he insisted we smoke w/him. I was bored by his rambling, & thought he was a bit incoherent, but those same words & tactics had pulled her right in. We changed our hotel. Don't forget look out for your loved ones, not all of them are as mentally incorruptible as you might be, & don't forget to look out for swindlers, because they're out there, & you're the target.

[@innervisions1828]

Chick? What century do you live in?

[@markmiller489]

Bunch of dumbasses

[@joeporter4920]

@@innervisions1828 It was a biological male

[@JeighNeither]

Can you not read that this was posted 2 months ago? What century do you live in lmfao?

[@tc_obichang]

In an attempt to try to victimize Sarma, her disillusion of a “another world” coupled with her naivety real came through like a broken pipe bursting out with water, but it wasn’t water, it was bs. I watched the whole thing and remained totally objective but the more I listened to her I am convinced she’s just as culpable as the guy. Zero remorse for stuffing her staff. Constant amnesia with past events, how convenient. And to top it all of, they introduced her proudly as a Wharton alumni, yet her wits never showed up during her time in Hogwarts. Alec Baldwin, you are blessed to have dodged this bullet

[@Joshesmom]

She’s actually paying them back. And she did do some time. I do believe that initially she was tricked by this ass of a man who she married. She was definitely being brainwashed in that “keep investing in my cultish nonsense and rewards are at the end” sort of way. But really that mo-Fo is a selfish narcissist who has an obvious gambling addiction and his amounts he pressured her for were probably due to debts. The sad part is that she was caught in the grip of something she felt was “off” but she didn’t put the damn breaks on it. There’s definitely some typical abuser psychological bs going on in the way he was dealing with her. But it still seems crazy that she continued to dump large amounts of cash his way and sabotaged her credibility with everyone, tanking her own business. I’m convinced that the smartest kind of smart isn’t which school you went to or what big words you can speak or how well you know how to earn, but how well you can see through bs when it’s staring you right in the face. Also, I’ve heard some sort of psychology where the more invested a person is in something that’s losing, the more they keep hoping that they will win so they can’t stop putting in. This goes for gamblers, or relationships that are failing or abusive ones. I think she was miserably feeding into a lie and hoping it would prove true, but eventually the house of cards came down. It’s really weird though. She’s a very beautiful and smart woman but she was still brainwashed by this creep. In the end she probably couldn’t believe she was even with that total slob. He ruined her life! Hopefully she can make restitution to all the people she failed. Maybe even find some redemption and have a little vegan restaurant again after she pays back. That jerk is still out there trying to scam others. I hope he gets the smack down.

[@taylors5981]

I hold Sarma just as accountable as Anthony. When they asked her a question regarding why she didn't let someone know since there were a lot of people around her who had a lot of love for her or something like that and she responded in a way that was pretty narrow minded and like she was only thinking of herself. She said something about they would put her in an insane asylum or something and she was like "and tell them what?" .... That to me, was basically her saying that despite her employees being very obviously uncomfortable and confused and suspicious of this guy she brought into the company, yet very close, caring and kind to her, she decided she couldn't trust them and would rather place her trust in this guy who was doing nothing but ruining these people's careers. Like that's awful. I just don't see how she could be completely innocent in this. I don't know if what I'm typing conveys what I'm trying to say, but basically I feel that she was very selfish

[@anchanmario3024]

I agree she was very dismissive about many valid questions like when they asked her about being on the run, she something like: "giving a fake name to cops and walking away is not a crime"!!? seriously? that is a huge red flag.

[@Dansupreme]

I feel like people obviously care more about themselves than other people more. It’s what makes us human.

[@CrackedSociety]

I totally understand the frustration, I feel the same way but you have to think she was brainwashed and very afraid. It’s similar to ppl who are physically/ emotionally abused who won’t leave their partners. Although they move and talk like they’re their own person they don’t have control over themselves because the abuser has taken all the control. He had her life, her spirit, her money, her lively hood by the throat. Sometimes it’s easier and less daunting to not have to deal, look past the bad and convince yourself that everything is fine, even if it means hurting yourself and loved ones. The excuses she made were just a cop out to her self-guilt and self-disappointment. She knew she f’d up and was trapped. Just because your smart and successful doesn’t mean your clever and courageous

[@WhathappensinMaine]

I have a cousin with Aspergers; most don't notice anything different. She's brilliant in many ways...but there are other things that are less transparent. For example, she genuinely believes she's a black person (Namimbian to be exact) because someone told her she was born into the wrong 'casing'. Her parents are European. Her grandparents and great grandparents were European etc. She's also out of touch with other people which definitely makes her seem selfish. This is something I could see happening to her, easily. You wouldn't think it, because she can outsmart most people but her emotional IQ is low. Just a possibility.

[@nsbdbsbsbdbzbz8555]

She threw him under the bus. She is a scammer to.

[@Eva-pd2qi]

I ate there in 2014!!!! I remember in 2015 a random girl I started to chat with while waiting in a line, turned around to me and said how she was protesting for her paycheck in front of this restaurant. Now it’s a whole documentary. P.S. the $26 raw lasagna made out of zucchini and tomato sauce was not good, but the place was very pretty and I am still vegan!

[@alejandramarquez6804]

Why wasn't good for you ? I read some comments that it was good. I am not vegan but this doc made me curious lol.

[@mohamedoumar6610]

Just finished!!! Definitly she got something from him, she was always a dreamer and mystic person and he gave her that illusion,.. but she ain't innocent at all, there never was love like she pretend , she maried him because she tought he will give her 2million cash without tax, she even hide her mariage, she wanted to scam him at first, but he outplayed her using some of her vulnerability against her, he was psycho of course but she still wanted him even after all what happened

[@stayhappylittlemermaid]

Life will get much better when you stop caring about what everyone thinks, and start to actually live for yourself.

[@REIVAXMEELAS]

Faxx

[@videohut4445]

100% right.

[@reducecotwo]

It's human nature to want to belong to a society that cares about what you think...Just don't start people pleasing, an emotional need to please others at the expense of your own needs.

[@Marie0575]

Exactly.

[@UPEXPERT]

wow Amazing and Very Very Nice Video Superb 👍👍👌👌💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MGW2610]

She just wanted everyone to know that she wasn't the one that ordered or ate the pizza. No one cared about where all the money went! People can go to any lengths to save their name.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

who will play her in the movie? paris hilton?

[@fergonzaleza1]

@@MissPerriwinkle Elizabeth Holmes can play her. Or Anna Delvey...

[@cheery-hex]

I'm vegan and I could care less whether a vegan restaurant owner ordered meat pizza or a steak or side of a cow... like who cares. none of my biz

[@desmondmccallum2916]

I'm pretty sure she had Anthony's Meat Python in her mouth at some point.. His chicken wing/pepperoni pizza -breath burns must have done a trick too

[@MissPerriwinkle]

@@desmondmccallum2916 lol, dang rite...

[@j.a.8370]

This hits so close to home. Through a family connection I first met Sarma (the woman who is the subject of this doc) and in middle school I used to write letters with her back and forth frequently while she was in jail. For me she became a bit of what I considered a pen pal. It saddened me that the media has demonized her over the years. As an adult now, many years later, I am so happy to see they are finally telling her story ❤️

[@maritzaretief367]

@Franz Fanon are you 8 years old?

[@j.a.8370]

Are you not in the comment section of a documentary about her? Stfu

[@alfredjohnson3642]

People do that all the time, some gold diggers (female and male) marry rich people and use their money with lies. That's why people don't do dating or marriage anymore.

[@jarrellstephens1867]

Did i miss something about this documentary that paints her as a person that didnt do bad things.

[@dee689]

Not trying to be mean but you do know that “her story” on Netflix makes her seem like a not stellar human, right? She seems like a scam artist who ditched her loyal employees for fast cash. She seems like someone who is less than smart. She seems like someone who still talks and laughs with the guys that stole 400K from her mom. Just saying, don’t get mad because Netflix missed the mark on how you think your acquaintance should be portrayed.

[@vivianag7767]

Even after all of that she remains communicating with him 💆‍♀️

[@ariasworld9991]

Yup🤬

[@5tar5z]

Because she’s a scumbag as well. Now she’s making money off this documentary. She knew what she was doing, and still knows.

[@MT-oi2ty]

Because they are the same ! Scumbags

[@naturalbeauty4734]

​@@ariasworld9991 she's a STUPID FOOL!!! 🤦🙄 "Codependence" sickness!!!

[@JesusWillSaveYou]

I knew some of the staff as they were regulars at the bar I worked in at the time. As time went on, I became real good friends with some of them so it's nice to see them being featured in this documentary. Still remember Jim telling me about this before it was all over the news. Really looking forward to this as I'm curious to see if there are parts of this story that I don't know yet.

[@Zuzzanna]

I always get amazed at how naive adults can be 🙄😬

[@tatz6158]

This whole story is absolutely insane and so ridiculous…I can’t even fathom being so easily manipulated and tormented by someone. Franky, I could never..ever..be “in love” with someone to the point of being so blinded..🤷‍♀️ I’ll stay in my little corner over here of not trusting humans 😂🙇‍♀️

[@tlhogid663]

Yep. Only trust God.

[@valr1260]

Her dad and friend said she married him for money and never loved him…so she was holding out hope that he really had all the money he told her he had and would bail her out financially. Wasn’t even about love.

[@ymcghee40]

I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt but she dodged too many questions and exhibited selective memory way too many times. She had to have known he was a gambling addict scamming people. She's awful. He's disgusting

[@anna.rrrrrr]

Really didn't see any remorse from her after she had done with her actions... And people loved and trusted her.. By the end I really started to dislike her character..

[@joaomiguelinacio9020]

Finally somebody think the same She never say sorry to the employers or Mother. Its like the story of the gipsy girl check the doc in Netflix

[@TheonlyLarsNelson]

@@joaomiguelinacio9020 But the gipsy girl was a child and an abused one. This is nothing like that. Melngailis is a grown ass woman and her behavior at the very end doesn't convince at all that she wasn't part of these cons. And all her close relationships say that she didn't marry the sicko for love but because he said he would fix her money problems. I feel for her mom.

[@starlightmckennah5241]

She seems dead inside and doesn't have a firm grip on reality herself

[@joaomiguelinacio9020]

@@TheonlyLarsNelson sorry but no. I know everything She strugle but in the end of the day She gonna be free and Marry again but the boyfriend hás life in prison. Why She didnt left first date She Discover? Why didnt She Will but ask someone? I feel just sorry for him even the Mother did some mistakes also her.

[@joaomiguelinacio9020]

Sorry my English

[@chantalfoucher547]

Jeffrey Chodorow. I don't know him but what an amazing being. Sorry you got treated so bad.

[@jackiestumer1478]

I bought their cook book and prepared many of their excellent recipes. I'm dumbfounded that this is how she ended up. Can't wait for the documentary to hear her story.

[@jkid9382]

She isn’t in love and fell for a narcissist. She is just as greedy to the core!

[@antihacker-8645]

Found someone intelligent in the comment section

[@tlhogid663]

@@antihacker-8645 💯

[@MrWoodMan23]

This one should crack the top 5. Looks compelling. Could be a thrill ride.

[@JohnSmith-bw6pv]

This looks dumb as hell :|

[@BebegimNL]

Can't believe she tried the victim part. You can't be THAT naive! She knew exactly what she was doing. The only victims are the ones who invested money or should have their money from the restaurant.

[@bullonu]

Man, very frustrating and hard to watch after a while… just cannot believe how gullible she was. Just wanted to slap awake. She certainly lived a sheltered life to fall for that crap for so long. But dude was living in such a friggin fantasy world.

[@cheechee5502]

I'm sorry, they should have admitted her to an insane asylum. She still appears to be flighty and aloof!

[@shufflinkat6085]

It was very frustrating to watch! Holy moly 😩🤯

[@sashalo4911]

@@cheechee5502 literally. She took no accountability for her part in it. When the people asked her questions, she was super shifty.

[@felixseiler4467]

There is naive and there is…. She

[@alejandramarquez6804]

Thanks to doctor Sam Vakning and his youtube channel I can understand a case like this and not judge the girl. It is insane how the mind works. I love Sam Vaknin he is a real expert on narcisism. He explains why a smart woman can fall from a guy like this and not do anything.

[@danielqcallahan]

OMG, OMG, OMG! I remember having her cookbooks (are they cookbooks if it’s all raw?) back in the mid-00s. I remember when this whole thing happened; it was just bonkers. I can’t wait for the fuller story.

[@TBLiov]

I just watched, and I'm not sure if Sarma stupid, crazy or she is nothing but a scammer with good acting skills!

[@O-M65]

if she thought this documentary is going to benefit her in any way she is mistaken! she kept repeating I don't know to the questions, cried only for herself not being able to work again as she used to but not for people who she hurt, and she called him later making jokes! she either was on it completely or she is delusional

[@stilianifakidaraki3724]

Dude she is completely traumatised. Four and a half years of gaslighting in such an extent! Have some compassion and maybe don`t judge others who went through things that you will never understand, because you`ve been so lucky not to experience them!

[@sheilar5660]

Netflix always delivers when it comes to docunentaries. It used to be all about True Crimes but now you can have a docu about everything lol I'm currently watching (and enjoying) the Boeing docu and I'm definitely gonna watch this one too!!

[@Kayla-Butterfly]

That one is on my list I'm anxious to start it!

[@blugreen123]

What a world we live in. What a time to be alive!

[@dracodomitor6676]

I watched this documentary. I don’t believe Sarma’s story. I think she knew what she was getting into

[@tinomudataruberekera9745]

Is it a good docu series tho ?

[@cheechee5502]

Exactly, u didn't go to to ivy league institution and become that dumb and naive!

[@aiel1740]

she knew but also brainwashed

[@joolenka]

Sarma has always been the nicest, sweetest person. Her restaurant was far ahead of its time. The food was stunning. She deeply cared about what she was doing. She was a workaholic. She was an empathetic person. Narcissists target empaths. To me, it always felt like she was so hungry for love that when this dude came along and love bombed her, she didn't realize she was being manipulated and gaslit until it was too late. The whole debacle left her employees in a very bad spot too, so sympathy must be extended to them. But I truly believe that Sarma would never maliciously harm her team or jeopardize her beloved business away unless she was in some form of crisis that consumed her. And in her case, it was her personal life that was the crisis.

[@midwestmike613]

Exactly like the girls in the Tinder Swindler documentary. They let their big hearts get in the way of simple common sense. It seems impossible from the outside looking in but this happens to many lonely ladies.

[@sashalo4911]

@@midwestmike613 ummm no. The girls in tinder swindler didn’t let other people get hurt because of their mistakes. Sarma literally let her employees go months without being paid all because she thought it would be “taken care of”. Goodbye. A part of her knew the truth but she ignored it. Call it brainwash or wtv u want, but the tinder swindler girls are nothing like her.

[@cheery-hex]

semi-correction: 'empaths' attract 'narcissists'. (quotes b/c imo these are used incorrectly). you have shortcomings in yourself like overgiving, you will attract a taker b/c you need to be taught a lesson

[@midwestmike613]

@@sashalo4911 how do you know if anybody else was hurt or effected? Almost all those girls went completely bankrupt you don't think that affected people in their lives their families? Or future families they may have? Get over yourself its not that different meaning it looks so completely ignorant to people on the outside looking in. Most people are baffled by the stupidity to continue to let it go on for so long and even get to that point. The employees were just collateral damage all those girls would have most likely done the same thing had they owned a successful business as well.

[@sashalo4911]

@@midwestmike613 Sarma KNOWINGLY hurt her colleagues of decades…she participated basically closer to the end of their relationship. She tried to scam Jeffrey into meeting up and doing business with Anthony’s fake identity Michael…I don’t recall any of the tinder swindler girls working with Simon to hurt their friends or family. If ANYTHING Sarma is like Simon’s ex wife who knowingly tricks other people into falling for his illusion. Sorry you can’t see the obvious.

[@scarfacejan3]

Sarma still believes in Santa Claus 🎄⛄

[@OYOKO]

This gives Bad Vegan a whole different meaning... I'm definitely watching this tonight, especially because of the director of the FYRE Festival. That ordeal still baffles me lol

[@SB-qz8xs]

Netflix + documentaries = gold 👌

[@outtacontrol8387]

FINALLY SOME VEGAN CONTENT THAT IS NOT ABOUT WELL-BEING, IM CRYING I LOVE IT

[@fredthesavannahcat2899]

FYI, it's probably nothing to do with veganism and everything to do with exploitation

[@Kthomasritchie]

@@fredthesavannahcat2899 The title is literally 'Bad Vegan'.

[@olimunleashed6916]

They're talking about meat and she ordered a domino's pizza so in Erin's words: That's not vegan

[@daughterofolaf]

Grip yourself. Geez.

[@sunflowers2469]

you love anti vegan propaganda then. weird.

[@yourpapi4816]

Best commercial for the Meat industry, this is what happens when you don't eat meat or cook your food. 🤪

[@db54448]

The best comment here

[@MrPechenjuwka]

While being Sarma's compatriot, surprised I never heard of her story and this case. Thanks, Netflix, for bringing it up, looking forward to watch the do-con-thriller-mentary

[@fruit4evr]

My mom was a vegan in New York back in the 80s and 90s and 2000s and I’ve been to some of the places she used to go to Vegan Food in NYC is so good and there’s tons of options, from cheap to insanely expensive

[@bigzach7778]

Shut up

[@cm-yu6gu]

@@bigzach7778 dude chill

[@stop08it]

A lot of unhappy, unhinged people out there these days, it’s sad

[@maritzaretief367]

@@bigzach7778 grow up

[@florecitadelcampo13]

Nice! Good to know

[@Swameh]

Literally been waiting for this story to come out FULLY, only ever got bits of it before... and honestly she was just so charismatic, I have to know.

[@MartaRC32]

but I don´t think she told it all -- some parts are not adding up...

[@urvijoshi1357]

No matter how much wrong shane/Anthony was Sarma knew what was she doing she is a smart lady. I don’t think so a high profile restaurant owner will be this easy to fool around. She got scammed and to get her scammed money back she got more scammed 🤷‍♀️

[@midwestmike613]

Agreed she's definitely one of the dumbest smart people ever 😆

[@fromarmytoarmy]

So true why is she believing him so easily. It make me think her mind is weak . Some smart poeple get sometimes dumb.

[@5tar5z]

She’s just as guilty IMO. No sympathy here

[@mipolina5648]

I agree with you

[@fergonzaleza1]

To me, she sounds like any tegular psychopath. Blameless, emotionless and an unapologetic liar. Wonder who will be so dumb to let her manage their money in the future.

[@Thijs-Kuiken]

What made me empathize less and less with her, was the fact that she presented herself as innocent and as a victim.. totally not owning up to the fact that the downward spiral was sponsored 100% by the choices made by herself; a grown woman who studied, enjoyed success in life and had a lot of caring people around her who - in the case of her personnel - were depending on her choices to be good for business. I couldn't finish the series because I started to seriously dislike her and wasn't curious anymore.. but besides her mind-boggling rationale, I was also surprised to see that for almost 2 episodes the people around her didn't seem to come across as people who SERIOUSLY raised issues about what they saw unfolding. Sure, they were upset, uncomfortable, surprised and wary.. but that's not the same as addressing these issues in an appropriate problem defining/solving way. In that sense they also seemed to clear their side of the street by feigning sincerity and innocence.

[@alexwestconsulting]

...i mean, she was clearly using drugs but outright denied it. on camera in the doc she plays all sweet, but every single moment of found footage from her past showed her at her worst, how she really was back then. no doubt anthony is a con-man, but me thinks that she's an even bigger con-man.

[@alicialow7224]

you’re absolutely right. but according to the documentary towards the end, there was only 1 manager (operation’s manager in charged of also overseeing payroll) who outright told Sarma off when she transferred 90k USD to her creepy husband which would mean that they can’t make payroll for the employees that month. Sarma responded harshly that it was her business and she can do whatever she pleases with the money. The manager was subsequently fired. Sarma caused her own downfall. Her creepy husband just accelerated it.

[@Mohamed_1077]

Ture

[@randomlyswatching9481]

@@alexwestconsulting in another comment you said Anthony is innocent 😒😃

[@alexwestconsulting]

@@randomlyswatching9481 no I didn’t

[@Nixcoffee]

Damn, that man destroyed her life.She played her part as well but she was brainwashed and psychologically abused. I feel for her...she was caught up in this crazy romance. Love you sarma!

[@shockerthedan670]

@@Nixcoffee correct

[@starlightmckennah5241]

It wasn't even romantic He was horrid to her

[@dk6430]

Na shes a least at fault for 80% of the things that happened

[@Nixcoffee]

@@dk6430 did you read what she wrote on her website? She insisted on getting paid for her appearance for the documentary so she can pay back her past employee. She’s trying to make things right. Are you going to condemn her forever? She made a mistake and paid for her mistakes.

[@colibri4676]

@Galaxy Flower well said !! just those in her shoes understand what it feels like 😓 I know !!

[@ginamaria4263]

I got her cookbook when I was a teen and I remember never feeling like she was actually who she said she was. I was so intrigued and then forgot about it. CANT WAIT to watch this

[@joeporter4920]

that cookbook is like 'here's how to be healthy' and also 'hey we smoke and get wasted'

[@carladeltoro4877]

@Franz Fanon She didn't chase him for money, if she wanted money she would have accepted Alec Baldwin, not some unknown catfishing dude.

[@jjgalletta66]

You got that feeling from a cookbook???

[@joeporter4920]

@Franz Fanon they keep saying Vegan but really it’s Raw Vegan which is a distinct difference. I have tried Raw for almost a year before and I felt better that I ever have. It’s just really difficult to maintain.

[@CHADSUMMERCHILD]

If you want to see the homeless man Anthony in Bad Vegan (THE PRINCE OF PARK AVENUE SOUTH NYC AND TEAM SARMA) he has a KZbin page here. Any help for him would be appreciated. He's homeless and needs help. Please at least support his page with a subscription. Thank you very much.

[@visableblackwomanproductio3235]

I was a vegan chef at another cafe at the time and used to go to Pure. The food was amazing. The whole crew was super talented. I can't WAIT to see what tea will be spilled about this case!!! I felt so bad for the folks who worked there at the time. Super dedicated, so talented...and Sarma Melngailis, ripped them off.

[@vwhisp1394]

She's a pathetic Woman 🤣. F-ing loser.

[@MartaRC32]

I think she ripped her off not only financially, but more in terms of their dreams and trust in people...

[@cabney0205]

Sarma takes absolutely NO responsibility for ANYTHING! I can be sympathetic and understanding in the sense that yes, being swept into lies is terrible and can heartbreaking! But in the end she knew she was lying to all her employees, all the investors. She not once in this entire documentary took any kind of responsibility she not once seemed the least bit sorry for all the trouble she caused! There’s no way to re-pay all the people she harmed for what they went through, but you know a simple My Bad , I’m sorry is literally the LEAST she could have done !

[@Gos1234567]

Yea she doesnt seem to give a shit and just outright lies to the interviewer many times or just "i dont remember".Shes as big a con as he is

[@mwanakazi]

I agree, I think she became complicit when she decided to go with his story about being an investor who was going to pay back everyone when she knew for sure it was all lies. She's not a stupid woman, it's very clear. His scammer ways had rubbed off on her and she just decided not to give any more f$%ks and just go with it cause she had nothing more to lose

[@jamesthereaper7]

If two vegans have a disagreement, is it considered a beef?

[@EnricoPallazzoooo]

No a Disagreement

[@johnnysmith9155]

Lol

[@johnnysmith9155]

There's a lot at Steak!

[@largointheforrest8748]

As a vegan who has had one with another vegan, I can confirm it is indeed called a beef..

[@Achillesiyer]

@Cameron Macdonald Impossible to believe ! lol

[@ForeverTheLewiss]

Can we all agree it’s never a disappointment keep bringing us dope content

[@JV-df9em]

Let’s save everyone the wasted time, here’s the recap. She’s not dumb, she knew what she was doing the entire time. You’re welcome.

[@fabulousnewt770]

Married a man she didnt love for money, gets scammed...meh... 😂😂😂. Why is it so satisfying seeing two horrible people chew each other up?

[@malinikomang5931]

but at the end the only victims are the employee 🥲

[@rajig4852]

She is 10!years elder than him and sure had drug addiction. The videos taken when they where on run she will be so high and this guy had to wake her up and get her ready and she did say also tried crack twice that’s it. He was piling her with drugs and complementing her all the time like he did in the phone call and she fell for him thinking he has money too . She wasn’t honest about lots of things in the documentary was very difficult to connect with her.

[@laurie812]

Yikes! 😟 I love documentaries. I’ll definitely be watching this one.

[@rachels1957]

I watched the documentary and a podcast and she massively contradicts herself then uses trauma as a excuse for not remembering. For example , she said she covered up her tattoo not to hide from police but bc she was over the brand but in a podcast she then said Anthony tried to get her to remove the tattoo but she refused because her brand meant so much to her. Then she said nobody was close enough to her in her life to tell her what was going on was crazy but is now using close friends from decades ago to paint her in a good light , close friends she said didn’t exist. Then there’s the fact she said she had no clue that leaving hotel to hotel and changing her name was being ‘on the run’ from police when even an idiot know that’s what that means, then brags about how smart she is. She had an affair with her married lawyer and claims not to have known he was married when he was very public. She’s just a messy white woman who is parroting victim talking points and amateur therapists on the internet are buying it to advance their own narratives.

[@katokamakazie5549]

it is as simple as that ! 100% agree! to add she is simply a narcissistic , self -absorbed bratty white woman from the upper side of NYC..Was she a black or latina woman she would still be in prison doing that 15years, no documentary, trying to make her look innocent and manipulated.. that shit would not have flown . From the start I was like "why is she , the russian and this guy still not in prison , like why are they able to tell their stories being free?" The Justice system clearly has a way of falling one sided doesn't it? and you right all these self-made Therapist diagnosing that she is a victim of manipulation should seriously stick to their day job. I have seen too many case of where people really got manipulated through cults and even those real victims apologizes for things that really was not their fault, but because they needed forgiveness for their actions they would apologize , but not this woman, nah she just made excuses over and over not once apologizing to anyone she hurt through this process of "manipulation" When Minorities get sent to prison for 2 or more years for stealing bread or milk for their families, they cannot claim it is poverty that manipulated them to steal they gots to face the time , even though it is ridiculous. Here this woman literally steals over hundreds of thousands of dollars and gets less than 4 Months and still complains like a white woman of why she had to be judged lmao can someone say white privilege PALEEZ!!!

[@jenniferlawrence9473]

I have to agree. Even if all the evidence wasn't stacked against her, the bottom line is she CHOSE this relationship. I have a close friend who's going through the same thing and everything is about what he did to her. When I confronted her and told her that she CHOSE this person and that she had to accept some kind of responsibility, she blew up at me. The reason was because I was no longer playing into her story. There are no villains and no victims at this point in our evolution. Period.

[@ThemeParkLuke]

Definitely going on the list!

[@nordicson2835]

I hear from friends of mine how great this place was , l didn't go , now l am sorry l never went there before this happened.

[@aubreyarchives]

Damn. I loved her books. I remember always hunting down her spots when I went to NYC. I remember the day I went back to NYC and One Lucky Duck was gone. I guess this was why.

[@Danamoss100]

I feared Anthony would hurt Leon in some way, happy to know he’s safe that’s all I care

[@beastacker1775]

Netflix can you take a step to please stop these spammers. You are a huge masters and boss please give youtube a warning and a deadline.

[@pennytrue2741]

This is so bizarre. I use to go here all the time in my 20s before all this raw food vegan thing was the rage. I even have the cookbooks from the restaurant. I heard about this scandal years later when I went to look up the restaurant again a year or two ago... bizarre this now on Netflix. On a side note they made some really good food, lol. Some of it was just ok though but some it was delicious especially at that time. They were definitely ahead of their time. A shame it ended this way.

[@christinawatkinsyoutube]

these Netflix docs are my faaave

[@jorgethesitter127]

Their documentaries are top tier

[@jxa_]

The aspect ratio is more confusing than the story 🥴 But all jokes aside, it looks very interesting. Can't wait to see the meat suit 💀

[@rdevkota]

The ending recording was bizarre considering all that happened prior to that but also very much Stockholm syndrome-esque. I won't be surprised if they band together again to con some smart appearing naive folks in a sequel to this.

[@heatherlove6906]

Thank you, exactly!! She's just chumming right back up to him like, oh well..... Why would she even consider speaking with him?

[@Damian.D]

I didn't get it either... Even speaking to him is absolutely insane after all he did.... Extremely disturbing ending.

[@arcticavon1]

Currently watching this and The Tinder Swindler keeps ringing the whole time 🤣😂

[@Vannata2023]

Sarma’s dad was the mastermind who did all that

[@Belectraaaa]

I’m so excited about this, I’m a vegetarian😬so many amazing shows and documentaries on netflix❤️