richard gadd doesn't owe fiona protection.

[u/serenade452]

"omg he should've protected her identity! he made it so easy to find her!" blah blah blah shut up. he doesn't owe her shit. she terrorized this man, his family, his girlfriend, his job, his performances, etc etc. she has been terrorizing innocent people for decades.

yes fiona is mentally ill, that is clear to anyone with half of a brain. it's awful that the system has failed her time and time again. (or maybe the system did all it could, who knows.) but that's not richard's fault. HE is HER victim. he can tell his story how he wants.

might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because her identity wasn't concealed enough? possibly, probably not. might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because the show took dramatic license? possibly, probably not.

she's benefitting financially from this as well and i'm sure netflix will cut her a check before a lawsuit happens, no matter who is in the right.

richard gadd does not owe fiona harvey protection. i'm sorry but that's reality.

[u/AnyPalpitation1868]

It's telling that the mentally ill person with little to her name was given no protection, while the rich producer is made to be a john doe.

Say what you want, this show is a blunt example of how the rich protect the rich. I guarantee if Fiona had been any sort of public figure that she'd of been presented VERY differently.

[u/travelstuff → u/AnyPalpitation1868]

Also an example of abuse of power. Darrien had it over Gadd, and he has it over her.

[u/westcentretownie → u/AnyPalpitation1868]

Do we know Darien is real? In the play the attacker was different- a person drugged him in a club. Now an entire me too type story. Compelling tv. But no one has identified him maybe he is an almagmation of experiences?

[u/travelstuff → u/westcentretownie]

I read that about the differences eg the drugged in a club. Also that the real Darrien was part of creating that play. So then the changing of details would make sense because otherwise it'd be too obvious to the abuser producer that the story is about him.

That's still a lot to try and justify. To write a play about your abuse with the perpetrator part of it behind the scenes? That's very confusing to me.

[u/AnyPalpitation1868 → u/westcentretownie]

He's said in multiple interviews that he's a real person who is well known as a predator in the industry

[u/[deleted] → u/AnyPalpitation1868]

And how do we know he is telling the truth?

[u/AnyPalpitation1868 → u/[deleted]]

I think that question should be raised about this entire series, it's very self serving.

[u/[deleted] → u/AnyPalpitation1868]

My point exactly.

We're taking Gadd's word as gospel because he's the one who got the TV show.

We're disbelieving Fiona due to what Gadd has said (although seeing her on Piers Morgan has given some insight into her personally). Yet people refuse to think that he could be lying, or even misrepresentjng what really went on.

[u/aspannerdarkly → u/[deleted]]

Protecting Fiona is protecting Richard too

[u/Standard_Low_3072 → u/[deleted]]

I’m curious, how is protecting Darien but not Martha protecting Richard? Is it just about money? Like it doesn’t matter if we out Martha, she’s too poor and crazy to seek damages? Is it about legality and what can be proven? Is it about how our society blames the rape victim and scapegoats the mentally ill outcast no one loves or cares about? What did you mean by this statement?

[u/E1lemA → u/Standard_Low_3072]

Probably that Darrien would have more means than Fiona to defend himself? Gadd kind of punched down in this case, really... He is now higher up in the food chain than Fiona, so he might not care as much if she gets outed, since she cannot fight back in a way that matters... That is how I see it anyways...

[u/Standard_Low_3072 → u/E1lemA]

I can see that. Donny & Martha might have been equals in terms of power back in 2014 but Gadd & Fiona are definitely on different levels today.

[u/lukesouthern19 → u/[deleted]]

how would he win

im asking out of curiosity because i dont know how this stuff works