‘Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd Addresses Impact Of Series’ In Wake Of Defamation Lawsuit: “It’s Touched The Lives Of So Many People”
deadline.comA defamation suit may be looming and there are still lingering questions over what should or shouldn’t constitute a “true story” for TV, but a jubilant Richard Gadd preferred to focus on the good that his semi-autobiographical show Baby Reindeer has brought to the world. “It’s easier in this day and age to focus on the negatives,” Gadd told the press after winning his third Emmy for Baby Reindeer.
During Sunday’s Primetime Emmys, the limited series took home Emmys for Best Series, Writing, Actor (Gadd) & Actress (Jessica Gunning). “I think what you have to look at is what Baby Reindeer has done globally,” Gadd said about the show, which tells the chilling story of the abuse and stalking Gadd faced when he was an aspiring comedian in his 20s. “I mean, how many [homes] have watched it worldwide?
It’s something like 80 million. At Netflix, it’s like 20 million who have watched this show. It’s touched the lives of so many people.
For charities in the UK, there has been an 80 percent increase [in donations] for sexual abuse charities, 53 percent of which cite Baby Reindeer.
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