Cast members Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning attend a photo call for the television series Baby Reindeer in Los Angeles, Calif. A woman is suing Netflix for defamation, saying the show has ruined her reputation.
A woman who says she is the inspiration for the relentless stalker at the centre of Netflix's Baby Reindeer sued the streaming giant on Thursday for defamation and is seeking at least $170 million US in damages.Cast members Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning attend a photo call for the television series Baby Reindeer in Los Angeles. A woman is suing Netflix for defamation, saying the show has ruined her reputation.
She eventually becomes a stalker who sends him tens of thousands of emails, tweets at him hundreds of times, smashes a bottle over his head and gouges his eyes, sexually assaults him and eventually is arrested and sent to prison.None of this actually happened, according to the lawsuit. Harvey also never previously stalked a police officer, as Gadd's character learns on the show, the lawsuit says. Netflix responded with a statement saying, "We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd's right to tell his story."The lawsuit alleges the streamer did nothing to determine whether the stalking, assault and convictions were accurate, nor did it do anything to understand the actual relationship between Harvey and Gadd.
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