Real-life Martha from hit Netflix show ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues streaming giant for eye-popping sum
nypost.comher complaint reads, adding, “Defendants told these lies, and never stopped, because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories made money.”Series creator and star Richard Gadd isn’t named in the suit.
Harvey is alleging defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and violations of her right of publicity.Based on events from creator-star Richard Gadd’s life, “Baby Reindeer” (now streaming, with nearly 60 million viewers tuning in for its first month) is a thriller following Donny (Gadd), a struggling comedian who meets Martha (Jessica Gunning) while he’s working as a bartender.
When he shows her a moment of kindness, that backfires. Soon, Martha turns into an obsessed stalker — doing acts such as sending him over 41,000 emails.Gadd initially said that although the show is based on his life, he didn’t want viewers trying to sleuth out who the real Martha was. “That’s not the point of our show,” he told the Hollywood Reporter.Nevertheless, keyboard detectives pointed fingers at 58-year-old Harvey, née Muir.
On May 9, she gave her first TV interview to Morgan on “Uncensored,” where she denied stalking Gadd. When asked what message she had for Gadd, she said, “Leave me alone, please.
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