Fiona Harvey, who claims she was 'tormented' after being identified as real-life 'Martha' from hit series, is suing streaming service for $170 million.
Netflix is vowing to fight a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was 'tormented' after being identified by online sleuths as the inspiration behind a stalker character in the popular series 'Baby Reindeer.' Fiona Harvey is seeking $170 million from the streaming service over the show's depiction of her as Martha, a person obsessed with another character, Donny, played by Richard Gadd, the drama's creator.
'Defamed by Netflix and Richard Gadd at a magnitude and scale without precedent,' Harvey could no longer go out in public, according to the suit.Netflix vows to 'defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd's right to tell his story,' the company told the Associated Press in an email.
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