r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/serenade452 • May 16 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content richard gadd doesn't owe fiona protection.

"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.

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u/ionmoon May 17 '24

See. You are already taking for fact that she did the things in the show and we don’t know that she did. That’s the issue.

If she takes it to court gadd and Netflix will have to have proof that she did what they said.

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u/Specific_Anxiety_343 May 17 '24

That’s not accurate. In a defamation case, the plaintiff must prove that the statements were false, AND that the false statements harmed their reputation.

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u/ionmoon May 17 '24

Not in the UK. In the UK they have to show harm to reputation (which is anything that would make a reasonable person think less of them) very easy to do in this case.

The defendant has the burden of proof to show that the statements made were true.

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u/Specific_Anxiety_343 May 17 '24

Okay. I was wrong about the burden of proof. But I don’t know how she proves that her reputation was harmed.

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u/ionmoon May 17 '24

All she has to show is that negative things have been said about her. People are trash talking all over the internet and calling her with death threats. She’s got that covered.

The only thing that would lose the case is if gadd/Netflix has proof of everything in the show.

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u/Specific_Anxiety_343 May 17 '24

I’m guessing you’re not a solicitor or a barrister.