A Scottish woman says thousands of Reddit and TikTok users identified her as the person behind a Netflix stalker “within days” baby reindeer The show has filed a $170 million defamation lawsuit against Netflix and show creator Richard Gad. Fiona Harvey claims her “identity and likeness” were used to portray the character of Martha Scott, played by Jessica Gunning, and spread “cruelty” out of “greed and desire for fame and fortune” lies” that destroyed “her reputation, her character and her life.
The show, which claims in its title card to be a “true story” based on Gad’s personal experience, sees the comedian play a fictional version of himself being stalked by Martha. While Harvey is not named in the show, the lawsuit calls her identity as the prototype for Martha “completely undisguised” and claims Netflix has done “little to nothing” to verify the events depicted.
Fiona Harvey’s lawyer claims Netflix did ‘little to nothing’ to confirm events depicted in ‘Baby Reindeer’
“The defendants told more than 50 million people around the world lies about Harvey, including that he was a twice-convicted stalker who was sentenced to five years in prison, and that Harvey “The defendant lied and never stopped because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories make money. ”
Gad previously told protector think baby reindeer The story “is obviously very emotionally real: I was severely stalked and severely abused. But we want it to exist within the realm of art and to protect the people it’s based on.” Netflix said in a statement to CNN that the company intends to “vigorously defend this story.” and support Richard Gad’s right to tell his story.”
