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Swiped Debuts on Hulu and Disney+ as Whitney Wolfe Herd Says She Tried to Block the Biopic

Critics highlight Lily James’s performance alongside a legally cautious, surface-level approach.

Overview

  • The film is streaming now on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally following its Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
  • Whitney Wolfe Herd said in a CNBC interview she asked her lawyer two years ago to stop the project and she did not participate due to nondisclosure agreements.
  • Swiped dramatizes Wolfe Herd’s journey from early work at Tinder and a 2014 sexual harassment lawsuit to founding Bumble, with the case reported to have settled out of court for about $1 million.
  • A closing disclaimer acknowledges fictionalization, reflecting the filmmakers’ reliance on public records and dramatized scenes because primary sources were legally constrained.
  • Reception is mixed, with praise for Lily James and critiques of shallow storytelling, and Fortune reports a 37% Rotten Tomatoes score.