Fiona Harvey planning ‘Baby Reindeer’ legal case “against all those who have lied about me”

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Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and “against all those who have lied about me”.The show, created and starring Richard Gadd, portrays his alleged experiences of being stalked by a woman who is reportedly Harvey.Gadd had previously made it clear that he’s changed names and specific details of the story to protect the identities of those involved and claimed ‘Martha’, as his stalker is named in the show, “would not even recognise herself” if watching.

The show has gone viral since airing and has topped Netflix’s viewing chart since its release.Now, however, Harvey has released a statement confirming she is working with a legal team to take action against Netflix.In the lengthy statement, Harvey wrote: “Earlier in 2024, Netflix released a programme called Baby Reindeer, which they billed and marketed as a ‘true story’.

One of the two main characters, ‘Martha’, was clearly intended to be based on me.“A senior Netflix executive gave evidence to parliament on oath that Baby Reindeer was ‘obviously a true story’ of Richard Gadd’s dealings with a ‘convicted stalker’.

No doubt Richard Gadd, Clerkenwell Films (who produced the programme) and Netflix have made millions of pounds from this programme, in large part by making so many claims that Baby Reindeer is a true story.”She continued: “I have no doubt that the character of ‘Martha’ in Baby Reindeer was intended to be a portrayal of me.