Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning as Donny and Martha in Baby Reindeer Ed Miller/NetflixNetflix has admitted that the real woman Baby Reindeer’s Martha is based on was not technically convicted of stalking Richard Gadd in real life. Netflix has now acknowledged that the real “Martha” – who has since been identified as Fiona Harvey – only received a court order over her interactions with Richard – not a conviction – according to a report in Deadline. Earlier this year, a lawmaker questioned a statement Netflix made during a hearing, after which the streamer admitted in a letter to parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee that the real “Martha” was never convicted. Benjamin King, Netflix’s senior UK director of public policy, appeared before the committee in May to detail how Baby Reindeer is the “true story of the horrific abuse” Richard suffered “at the hands of a convicted stalker”. Jessica Gunning, left, and Richard Gadd in conversation about the Netflix television series "Baby Reindeer" at The 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in New York.

Source: Huffington Post August 01, 2024 13:03 UTC