The Truth About Netflix's "Bad Vegan" and a Crime Week Con, with Sarma Melngailis | Ep. 1221

The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM

Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.6 • 32.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Crime Week continues as Megyn Kelly is joined by Sarma Melngailis, author of "The Girl with the Duck Tattoo," to discuss what the Netflix "documentary" "Bad Vegan" gets right and wrong about her story, why "con artists" target well-educated and sophisticated women, how the man at the center of the story worked his way into her life, the way the man at the center of the "Bad Vegan" story was able to "weaponize" her ambition, why she was susceptible, the dangers he posed to her, what he did with the money, what life is like now for Melngailis, and more. More from Melngailis: https://thegirlwiththeducktattoo.com/ Riverbend Ranch: Visit https://riverbendranch.com/ | Use promo code MEGYN for $20 off your first order. Byrna: Go to https://Byrna.com or your local Sportsman's Warehouse today.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at New East.
0:12.2	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly. Welcome to the Megan Kelly Show and happy new year. It's the final day of crime week here on the program, though we do have fresh programming for you tomorrow as well.
0:23.0	This is the end of Crime Week because nothing says Christmas like true crime.
0:27.4	My guest today built one of the most successful vegan food empires in the Big Apple.
0:32.6	But her dramatic rise and fall would become the focus of the hit Netflix quote documentary or so they call it
0:40.9	bad vegan a series she says got major parts of her story wrong by the way this always happens on
0:48.6	Netflix sarma melengalis has a new memoir it is called the girl Tattoo. In it, she aims to set the record straight by laying out what she says is the real story behind the fame, the manipulation, and the fallout of her unbelievable saga.
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2:07.2	Megan. Sarma, hi. Thanks for being here. Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be here.
2:13.9	Well, I'm sorry that you had an unfortunate experience with Netflix, but you are not alone.
2:18.9	We've covered so many of these cases on Netflix where they lure you in and they really do sell a documentary.
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