It looks like Netflix is backtracking on the “true story” nature of “Baby Reindeer” — they’ve reportedly admitted that the “real-life Martha” is not, in fact, a convicted stalker.
According to Deadline …the streaming giant recently sent a letter to Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee in which its senior director of UK public policy admitted Fiona Harvey — the woman we all know served as the inspiration for Martha in the series — was not actually convicted of stalking, despite being portrayed as such on TV.
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If you haven’t seen it… the series ends with an emotional scene in which Martha receives a guilty verdict in court and goes to prison — the character’s second conviction, as depicted/shown in the series.
Fiona herself reacted at this specific moment in the show… by filing a lawsuit defamation lawsuitand insisting that she has never been behind bars, much less been found criminally guilty of stalking.
While this is the first time we’ve heard of Netflix admitting to dramatizing this part of their series — even though they bill “BR” as a “true story” — anyone who follows the series closely will know the writer, director, and star of the series. Ricardo Gadd I already said that the show deviated a little.
RG sent a 21-page letter to a federal court in Los Angeles last summer… in which he allegedly says he never tried to identify Fiona Harvey and admits that her personality doesn’t match Martha’s 100%… and that they added elements to her character to increase tension, etc.
That said, he reiterated his claim that Fiona stalked him in the 2010s… and said he even received a First Instance Harassment Notice against Harvey from police in 2016 — but provided no evidence for a conviction.
Despite this latest admission, Netflix is still pursuing its lawsuit… they insist that Fiona has not proven defamation, as her reputation, as they see it, has already been ruined by previous allegations of stalking — including by former colleagues/acquaintances other than Gaad.
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We’ve reached out to Netflix about this letter… so far, no response.