The woman accused of being the ‘real life Martha’ from Netflix’s Baby Reindeer has reportedly hired lawyers.
The series, which stars Gadd as a fictionalised character based on himself, explores the trauma he went through alongside being dangerously stalked for six years.
Since the series dropped, however, fans have been quick to try and uncover the real identities of those in the show – including Gadd’s real stalker and the person who abused him.
Somehow, internet sleuths tracked down a woman named Fiona Harvey, accusing her of being the ‘real life Martha’.
Now, a media release shared on X by Chris Daw KC claims that New York law firm, The Roth Law Firm, has been retained in relation to Harvey’s legal claims about the show.
Baby Reindeer was released on Netflix earlier this year (Netflix)
The release states: “Fiona Harvey – the real ‘Martha’ on the television show Baby Reindeer who was never contacted by Netflix or any person or entity associated with the show, has retained The Roth Law Firm in connection with her legal claims related to the production.
“In furtherance thereof, steps are being taken to demand that Richard Gadd, Netflix and Clerkenwell Films, and any related individuals and entities, take all necessary steps to preserve evidence. Leading British barrister, Chris Daw KC, will assist the US legal team.”
LADbible has contacted The Roth Law Firm, who confirmed the media release is accurate.
Breaking news on the Baby Reindeer scandal.
Harvey herself recently appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored to ‘have her say’ on the matter.
After the controversial interview, some viewers took to social media to call the whole thing ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unethical’.
Morgan later addressed the backlash he received, writing for The Sun: “But if Richard Gadd feels entitled to make millions airing his side of the story, and make very serious allegations about Fiona Harvey in the process, then she is surely entitled to respond and defend herself?“As for who is exploiting whom, I’ll leave that to the court of public opinion to decide.”
Piers Morgan’s interview with Fiona Harvey went viral. (X/@piersmorgan)
Netflix responded to questions regarding Baby Reindeer in a Parliamentary hearing earlier this month, with policy chief Benjamin King telling the hearing that Netflix was ‘satisfied with duty of care standards on the show’.
During the British film and high-end television inquiry, King told Parliament that Netflix and the production studio behind Baby Reindeer took ‘every reasonable precaution in disguising the real-life identities of the people involved in that story’.
He went on to say: “We didn’t want to anonymize [the authenticity of Gadd’s story] or make it generic to the point where it was no longer his story because that would undermine the intent behind the show.
Jessica Gunning played Martha in Baby Reindeer. (Netflix/Ed Miller)
“Ultimately, it’s obviously very difficult to control what viewers do, particularly in a world where everything is amplified by social media.
“I personally wouldn’t be comfortable with a world in which we decided it was better that Richard was silenced and not allowed to tell the story.”
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