‘Baby Reindeer’ Star Jessica Gunning Not Engaging With Fiona Harvey Interviews Because She Feels “Fiercely Protective” Of Richard Gadd

Netflix have vowed to “vigorously defend” a multi-million dollar lawsuit by Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha.

Netflix is publicly responding to the lawsuit from the alleged inspiration behind Baby Reindeer.

EXCLUSIVE: After Netflix got slapped with a $170M lawsuit, Deadline hears that the scandal’s blast radius has been felt on other drama projects inspired by real events.

Baby Reindeer, has filed a $170million (£133m) lawsuit against Netflix.In a lawsuit filed yesterday (Thursday July 6) in the US district court for the central district of California, Harvey accused the streaming giant of defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, gross negligence and violations of her right of publicity (via The Guardian).It follows the huge success of the drama series Baby Reindeer, which was created and written by comedian Richard Gadd. He also portrays a fictional version of himself, Donny, in the show.The seven-part programme depicts Gadd’s real experience of being relentlessly stalked by an older woman called Martha.

Netflix is facing a lawsuit from the alleged inspiration behind it’s latest hit series Baby Reindeer.

Baby Reindeer's real life Martha, Fiona Harvey, is suing Netflix for a staggering $70 million in a huge US lawsuit. American lawyers acting for the Scottish law graduate have filed a Complaint against the streaming giant.

Nicola Coughlan and Jessica Gunning are joining a fun new project!

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has revealed that his co-star Jessica Gunning didn’t know many details about his real stalker.The series, which was written, created by and starring Gadd, is a semi-autobiographical story depicting his real experience of being stalked by an older woman.It follows a struggling comedian named Donny who is relentlessly stalked by a woman named Martha. Baby Reindeer spent almost a month at the top of Netflix’s viewership rankings, and sparked many conversations around reporting and dealing with stalkers.Following the series’ release, and its declaration of being a “true story”, many viewers tried to find out the real identities of the characters in the show.

Jessica suggested that there were several times throughout her life when she noticed signs that she could be part of the LGBTQ+ community: in 2019, she starred in the National Theatre production of When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, in which she had to kiss Cate Blanchett.Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning has opened up about realising she was "a big old gay" and coming out just 19 months ago. Speaking about her sexuality for the first time, the actress, 38, who played stalker Martha Scott in the hit Netflix series, said it was like a secret she had kept from herself for many years.

When Stephen Merchant got the news that his show, The Outlaws, was being commissioned for a third series, he led with one bold idea – someone shows up with a dead body.The group of misfits in Stephen’s creation have already been involved in their fair share of crime, but Stephen says these “ordinary” people dealing with murder is a whole other ball game. “I love a TV show when someone shows up with a dead body,” admits Stephen. “So that was the one thing I had when we started this.

Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning hasn’t spoken about the real life Martha TV interview out of respect for her friendship with creator Richard Gadd.

K.J. Yossman “Baby Reindeer,” the Netflix series that has taken the world by storm since dropping last month, boldly opens with the claim that “This is a true story.” (Unlike another Netflix series, “Inventing Anna,” which opens with the title card: “This whole story is completely true.

Netflix‘s Baby Reindeer.Harvey appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored last Thursday (May 9), her first television interview since confirming her identity earlier in the week.Baby Reindeer is a semi-autobiographical series written by the comedian Richard Gadd that claims to tell the “true story” of a struggling stand-up (played by Gadd) who is maliciously stalked by an older woman named Martha.In the interview, which has been viewed over 10 million times, Harvey denied many aspects of the show’s narrative, saying that she did not stalk Gadd, attack his girlfriend, destroy the bar he worked in or contact his parents. She also strongly denied being convicted of any charges, which is the fate that befalls Martha in the show.Viewers were quick to question the ethics of the interview since Gadd has previously stated that his real stalker was “mentally unwell”.

the woman claiming to be the inspiration behind Martha in Baby Reindeer – has cancelled the event following public backlash.Harvey was booked for an appearance at Kasbah Nightclub, who announced yesterday (May 14) that she “will be signing autographs, taking selfies and may also take a lucky reindeer home to hang her curtains,” referring to lines from the Netflix series.Harvey did her first television interview last week on Piers Morgan Uncensored, after identifying herself as the person on whom Martha was based.Now, Kasbah has issued another statement on Facebook where they have announced that the event has been cancelled after it was deemed “unsafe”.The statement read: “Unfortunately, the promoter of this Saturday’s meet & greet with Fiona Harvey has deemed the event unsafe and cancelled the appearance due to the negative publicity,” before going on to thank various outlets.The statement concludes with a promotion of the normal opening times this weekend, but still offers a discounted entry price seemingly based on the show: “Simply quote ‘Martha’ at the front door on Saturday to receive £1 off entry before midnight!”NME has reached out to Kasbah for comment on the cancellation.The nightclub received backlash after their initial announcement, with many opposing Harvey being given a platform.

The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer last night slammed the £250 offered by Piers Morgan’ s firm for her exclusive interview.

Baby Reindeer including stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning have walked the BAFTA red carpet amid legal threats from the ‘real Martha’.The recent Netflix series claims to tell the “true story” of creator Gadd’s real-life stalking experience, with Gunning portraying stalker Martha.The woman who allegedly serves as the real inspiration for the Martha character, Fiona Harvey, took part in an interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored last week (May 9), in which she denied multiple times that she had stalked Gadd between 2014 and 2015.She also said she was “taking legal action against Richard Gadd and Netflix” and that “we have instructed lawyers in part, but we want to explore all of the options out there. There are a number of people to sue.”Gadd and Gunning, as well as fellow star Shalom Brune-Franklin (who plays Keeley), were seen at the TV BAFTAs last night (May 12), which was dominated by wins for Happy Valley and Top Boy.

Baby Reindeer lied to him “quite a lot” during her interview with him this week.Fiona Harvey, who is allegedly the inspiration for the stalker character in the Netflix drama, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Thursday (May 9), her first television interview since confirming her identity earlier in the week.Baby Reindeer is a semi-autobiographical series written by the comedian Richard Gadd that claims to tell the “true story” of a struggling stand-up (played by Gadd) who is maliciously stalked by an older woman named Martha.In the interview, Harvey denied many aspects of the Netflix show’s narrative, saying that she did not stalk Gadd, attack his girlfriend, destroy the bar he worked in or contact his parents.Harvey also told Morgan that she will “absolutely” be taking legal action against both Gadd and Netflix, saying that she is “exploring all the options out there”.Now, writing in The Sun, Morgan has given his own reaction to the interview.

Netflix's smash hit Baby Reindeer has made household names of its stars including Richard Gadd, who plays Donny, and Jessica Gunning, who stars as Martha.The seven-part drama tells a fictionalised account of Richard's own years-long stalking nightmare, after he took bar work to pay the bills and kindly gave a lonely customer a cup of tea on the house. Over a terrifying three-year period, Martha sends Donny more than 41,000 emails, voicemails totalling 350 hours, dozens of social media messages, and 106 pages of letters, where she refers to him as 'baby reindeer' – hence the show's title.

Baby Reindeer’s Martha character, has said she was “set up” by her interview with Piers Morgan.Harvey gave her first television interview to Piers Morgan Uncensored, which aired last night (May 9), after confirming her identity for the first time earlier in the week.Baby Reindeer is a semi-autobiographical series written by the comedian Richard Gadd that claims to tell the “true story” of a struggling stand-up (played by Gadd) who is maliciously stalked by an older woman named Martha.In the interview, Harvey denied many aspects of the Netflix show’s narrative, saying that she did not stalk Gadd, attack his girlfriend, destroy the bar he worked in or contact his parents.*WORLD EXCLUSIVE*The real-life Martha from Baby Reindeer breaks cover and gives me her first TV interview about the smash hit Netflix show. Fiona Harvey wants to have her say & ‘set the record straight.’ Is she a psycho stalker? Find out tomorrow on ⁦@PiersUncensored⁩ pic.twitter.com/MxaE5SEiTa— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 8, 2024Morgan pressed Harvey on a number of the show’s assertions, including that she sent Gadd over 41,000 emails, over 100 handwritten letters and 350 hours of voicemail messages.In response, Harvey claimed that she sent him “less than 10” emails, adding: “That’s simply not true.

The cast of Baby Reindeer made a glamorous appearance in LA, as the alleged 'real life Martha' gears up for her debut TV interview with Piers Morgan. Actors Jessica Gunning, Richard Gadd and Nava Mau - who portray Martha, Donny, and Teri respectively - graced the red carpet at the TAS official screening of Baby Reindeer and a Q&A session at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles, California.The Netflix hit is on track to become one of the most viewed shows on the platform.The series is inspired by Richard's personal experiences as an aspiring comedian and bartender who offers a free drink to a woman who then begins to stalk him. Over its seven episodes, the show delves into themes of stalking and sexual assault.