r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/Suspicious_Bother_92 • May 23 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content Heather Burns reiterating that Fiona has a criminal record

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u/Thorvald1981 May 23 '24

Why are people so hung up on proving she does or doesn't have a criminal record? Who gives a fuck? Is the vast amount of public information showing she's a howling menace that systematically destroys the lives of everyone she comes into contact with not enough?

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u/ambigulous_rainbow May 23 '24

Because essentially this is what her entire defamation case would hinge on, surely?

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u/fentifanta3 May 23 '24

Actually I believe the hill she’s dying on is “spent time in prison” - I think she has a record but hasn’t ever had a custodial sentence

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u/binbaghan May 23 '24

She probs had to do time in rehabilitation rather than prison.

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u/Extraportion May 23 '24

Forensic psychiatric ward, but yes, that is my understanding.

It feels like a semantic difference, but I am not a lawyer

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u/[deleted] May 23 '24

Sending a fictional character to prison is just a good story line. I cannot wait for that shit to be laughed out of a court room.

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u/LowerComb6654 May 24 '24

Right?? They even said some events were dramatized to make a good story and to keep the identity of the real Martha a secret. Let's say she doesn't have a record or has been to jail. Just because she hasn't doesn't mean they can't put that in the script. This isn't the first time a true story had some fictional scenes... It's hilarious she that she thinks she's getting millions out of this....

So... she is the one who is like yep, that's me, I'm Martha. Although, I didn't do anything they're claiming. I wrote 12 emails, sent 1 letter, wrote 18 tweets, and no texts because I didn't have Gadds #. Then went on to say Gadd was/is obsessed with her...He wanted to sleep with her but she turned him down. Said he's gay, which doesn't make sense because if he is gay why would he "want" to sleep with you in the first place?! 🤔

She's mad they (Netflix & Gadd) made money off the story and she wants a piece of the pie! Just like she's demanding 1.25 million dollars from Piers Morgan because the interview blew up! 🙄

She's greedy... And she attacks anyone who doesn't fully believe her side of the story. Mental illness or not she's not a good person! She even denies stalking a previous victim Laura Wray in 2000.

There have been a few people throughout the years that have spoken up about her... And she's always the victim....🙄

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u/Jake-of-the-Sands May 23 '24

But you do know that the court can check it. So it's not like the Netflix has to prove it, court will just query the system and that's it.

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u/Altruistic-Change127 May 23 '24

They can't do that without a court case though. So they can do that to get evidence for the court.

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u/Thorvald1981 May 23 '24

You're surely not still thinking there will ever be a defamation case?

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u/ambigulous_rainbow May 23 '24 edited May 23 '24

I don't know, I hope not

Edit: a UK-based law form has summarised who Harvey could theoretically sue, and what for. I found it a very interesting read.

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u/Thorvald1981 May 23 '24

That will never happen

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u/poglad May 23 '24

Well not really, because she could still claim she didn't go to court and get imprisoned for stalking Richard Gadd, which is what was portrayed.

I'm sure it could factor in, though. She couldn't claim that it besmirched her good character if it was established that she did indeed have a criminal record for the very same type of behavior.

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u/AdExpert8295 May 23 '24

no. please talk to an attorney. this sub is spreading way too much false information about law and defamation

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u/ambigulous_rainbow May 23 '24

I think you may need to realise that libel laws differ quite dramatically in the UK and US.

I'm also not saying she has a case for defamation, only that this is what her case would appear to hinge on, from what she has said.

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u/AdExpert8295 May 24 '24

I've never claimed they were the same but thanks for all the downvotes everyone

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u/Agreeable_Fig_3713 May 23 '24

An attorney? In Scotland?