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Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd isn’t yet a millionaire despite the success of his show… while the woman at the centre of it takes legal action for £130million.

Amid an ongoing lawsuit, Netflix is standing by Baby Reindeer as a dramatic work of fiction.

Netflix has insisted that Baby Reindeer is a “drama, not a documentary”, despite the hit series being labelled a “true story”.Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Anne Mensah, the vice-president of Netflix’s content across the UK, said the streaming company would be “disappointed” if the true-story claim at the beginning of series detracted from the importance of the story, which touches on issues of sexual assault and stalking.“I absolutely stand by the fact that we made the show a drama, not a documentary, and that will remain how we see the show,” she said (via The Telegraph).It comes after the company came under scrutiny from those who claim to have been depicted in the series, which was created by and stars Scottish comedian Richard Gadd.Also starring Jessica Gunning as his stalker, Martha Scott, Baby Reindeer depicts a dramatised account of Gadd’s own experiences.Following the programmes overnight success, a woman named Fiona Harvey came forward claiming to be the inspiration behind Martha, alleging the story was inaccurate and filing a $170million (£133m) lawsuit against Netflix.When asked about the controversy surrounding the series and its claim of being a “true story”, Mensah said it was “amazing” how much the show had touched people and cited an icncrease in men calling hotlines to seek help.“It was important for those reasons,” she said, adding: “If you feel it detracted from that, I would be absolutely disappointed, but I absolutely stand by all the show.”She also insisted that the aim of the series was not to generate controversy, explaining that Netflix “does not make shows for publicity’s sake”.“It was about giving a creator the space to tell their story and that is true of everything we do,” she added.

Richard Gadd, the creator and star of Baby Reindeer, has opened up about his struggles since the Netflix show aired.

EXCLUSIVE: In an admission that could go to the heart of a $170M Baby Reindeer lawsuit, Netflix has conceded that the show’s real-life Martha was not convicted of stalking.

Baby Reindeer‘s Richard Gadd has finally responded to a lawsuit from the woman who the Netflix show is reportedly based on.Fiona Harvey, the woman believed to be the inspiration behind Martha in Baby Reindeer, recently filed a $170million (£133m) lawsuit against Netflix.In a lawsuit filed earlier this month (July 6) in the US district court for the central district of California, Harvey accused the streaming giant of defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, gross negligence and violations of her right of publicity (via The Guardian).It follows the huge success of the drama series, which was created and written by comedian Gadd. He also portrays a fictional version of himself, Donny, in the show.The seven-part programme depicts Gadd’s real experience of being relentlessly stalked by an older woman called Martha.

Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd isn’t named as a defendant in Fiona Harvey’s $170 million defamation suit against Netflix over the hit black comedy, but he sure as Hell is backing the streamer in getting the action tossed out.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Richard Gadd, the creator of the hit show “Baby Reindeer,” has recounted years of “extremely upsetting” stalking at the hands of the woman who sued Netflix over her portrayal in the series. The show was inspired by Gadd’s experience as a victim of stalking while he was a fledgling comedian.

The lawyer of the woman suing Netflix for how she is allegedly portrayed in its hit drama Baby Reindeer has called its haul of Emmy nominations “a slap in the face.”

George Galloway has claimed he was "relentlessly" and "physically" stalked by the real-life Martha from the hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director British politician and broadcaster George Galloway appeared for an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and claimed that Fiona Harvey, the woman who claims she is the real-life inspiration for the stalker character Martha in Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” stalked him during the 1980s. Harvey is currently suing Netflix and demanding $170 million in damages due to the show’s depiction of Martha. She also went on Morgan’s talk show herself to deny the stalking and allegations that were depicted in the Netflix series.

George Galloway, the controversial Scottish politician and TV personality, has said he was “relentlessly” and “physically” stalked by the real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer.

Tatiana Siegel “This is a true story.” So begins “Baby Reindeer,” and those five words, which appear on a title card, have ignited a firestorm of controversy. Now, Netflix’s runaway hit about an aspiring comedian named Donny Dunn is facing uncomfortable scrutiny over its depiction of thinly veiled real-life people.

The lawyer suing Netflix over Baby Reindeer has seized on a report in the UK alleging that the streaming giant pushed Richard Gadd into branding the series a true story.

Baby Reindeer has been one of the most talked-about shows of 2024, but what is series creator and star Richard Gadd’s next project? Read on for all the details.Gadd wrote and starred in the Netflix hit, a series that claimed to tell the “true story” of Gadd’s own experiences being stalked by an older woman. He plays Donny Dunn, a struggling comedian who is befriended by a woman named Martha who transpires to be a malicious stalker.The show spent almost a month at the top of Netflix’s viewership rankings and was recently named as the 10th most-watched series of all time on Netflix, racking up over 84 million views.Following the series’ release, and its declaration of being a “true story”, many viewers tried to find out the real identities of the characters in the show.

$170 million lawsuit over the hit series.The streamer has flown show creator and star Richard Gadd and co-star Jessica Gunning over to the US from the UK for a softball-question promotional tour.The co-stars made their US morning TV debut on the “Today” show last week, when they were interviewed by Hoda Kotb and made no mention of the real-life drama that has been bubbling up behind the scenes.That same day, the two took part in a SAG-AFTRA panel. But hours later.

Trouble, trouble, trouble for Netflix!

Netflix is publicly responding to the lawsuit from the alleged inspiration behind Baby Reindeer.

EXCLUSIVE: After Netflix got slapped with a $170M lawsuit, Deadline hears that the scandal’s blast radius has been felt on other drama projects inspired by real events.

Netflix is facing a lawsuit from the alleged inspiration behind it’s latest hit series Baby Reindeer.