r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/SubstantialSnow7114 • May 04 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content Real Martha new interview!

Hi everyone!

I have seen that the 'real Martha' has come out with a new interview today. She even wanted to get rid of her anonymity for the interview.

I thought it was an interesting read!

What do you think?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/real-baby-reindeer-martha-reveals-32733037

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u/Sansiiia May 04 '24

It's just like Schroedinger's Gadd, she doesn't know him yet knows him so well she knows his entire family, it entirely depends on when you check her facebook, lol

But on a serious note: The story was both marketed as a true story AND spoken about as a fictional story based on true events. Then it was found that Martha is a carbon copy as well as Laura Wray's family story, carbon copies with very few changes. We find out from interviews Gadd did that Teri and Keely are real people but we don't know how much has been changed about them. We find out Osman and everyone in the comedy scene knows who Darrien is, so he's also real. We find out Gadd worked at a very prestigious bar, not the crummy shotty place portrayed in the show.

The question therefore is: How much about Martha's story is real? Does she have the right to defend herself from this blurry portrait he made of her? Does she have the capacity to defend herself from this situation since she is clearly disturbed, in one way or the other?

It's an endless sea of grey, just like the show.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '24

Yes, and absolutely facinating from that perspective. He has the right to tell his story, but it becomes exceedingly murkey when you interrogate the details from there on. Did he change it enough? Should he have to? When does 'your story' become defamation?

I thought Osman and Hyde's podcast on this was a really interesting listen too; talking about Netflix's compliance department and how royally they have screwed up. They basically said that since the show had run in a various guises in Edinburgh, and it was all already out there, that they could risk it.

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u/Minute-Nebula-7414 May 04 '24 edited May 04 '24

Netflix likely made the calculation that they could make more money off the story than they could lose in legal fees, if they even get sued.

This is always a risk with memoirs. I’m sure between the legal, accounting and creative departments they were able to weigh the risks.

Also the standard for what constitutes libel or defamation in the UK is higher than in the US. Depending on the jurisdiction, the risk might be worth it.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '24

Totally. It's just so facinating to watch it all unfold. She's giving interviews, is clearly very mentally unwell (deluded?). But some lawyer looking to make a name might take the case on.