The British series Baby reindeer was added to Netflix’s streaming program a few weeks ago and quickly catapulted itself to the top of the series charts. In it, creator and lead actor Richard Gadd spins a gripping story about an aspiring author who, after a chance encounter, is stalked by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning).
According to Gadd, the series is based on Experiences from his own lifethat he himself did with a stalker. The real “Martha” now spoke out and criticized the Netflix hit.
Real stalker from Netflix hit Baby Reindeer accuses Richard Gadd
A woman contacted the British publication The Daily Mail and claimed that Inspiration behind the series character Martha to be. She explained that she was victimized by Richard Gadd through the series:
He’s now using Baby Reindeer to stalk me. I am the victim. He wrote a damn series about me.
In addition, according to the woman, who remains anonymous, Richard Gadd is using the story to become famous at her expense. So “bully” he “an older woman on television for fame and fortune”.
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Jessica Gunning as Martha in Baby Reindeer
Even though Gadd explained in advance that he was telling his story “legal and creative reasons” changed for the series, fans would have, according to the real “Martha” conclusions about their identity pulled. According to The Daily Mail, the woman and the series character have, among other things, their law studies, similarities in appearance and age, and their history of sexual harassment.
In addition, certain messages to Gadd can be viewed that contain a sexual connotation. Since the start of the Reindeerbaby series on Netflix, the woman has “Death threats and harassment of Richard Gadd supporters” receive. The woman accused Richard Gadd of not properly protecting her anonymity in the series:
He always thinks he is the center of everything. I don’t write series about him or promote them in the media, do I? If he had wanted me to remain completely anonymous, he would have made sure of that. Gadd should leave me alone.
According to The Daily Mail, the real “Martha” is now thinking about it Defamation to take legal action against the series.
Richard Gadd urged fans not to draw conclusions about real people
Richard Gadd commented on a story on Instagram a few days ago and asked his fans to refrain from researching the real people behind the series. However, he was not only referring to “Martha”, but also to the TV writer who appears in the series under the name Darrien and exploits Gadd’s character on a sexual level:
People I love, have worked with and admire (including Sean Foley) are being caught up in unfair speculation. Please don’t speculate about who the real people might be. That’s not the point of the series.
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Many fans speculated that TV writer Sean Foley could be the inspiration for the character Darrien. Foley then also spoke out on X (formerly Twitter) about wanting to take legal action against any kind of defamation.