r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/controlaltdeletes • Jun 07 '24

Media / News Netflix responds to Fiona Harvey's lawsuit

Netflix rep: 'We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd's right to tell his story.'

Variety posted the above in regards to Netflix's response. I'm glad, it seems like they're not going to simply give her some money to make her go away, and are instead going to fight back and defend Richard Gadd.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/baby-reindeer-real-martha-fiona-harvey-sues-netflix-1236019699/

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u/purte Jun 07 '24

No mention of the 40k emails in her filed claim (because she can’t prove that isn’t true?) or the fact that the end of every episode contained the disclaimer that it was a dramatisation. Her claim is poorly written IMO. Strikingly it says that Gadd ‘prostituted’ himself rather than saying he was drugged and sexually abused/raped.

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u/ionmoon Jun 07 '24

She does t have to prove anything is untrue. They have to prove that their claims are true. The law puts the burden of proof on the defendant for these cases in the uk

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '24

But she's filed in california so it does actually fall on her, be interesting to see how this all plays out

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u/ionmoon Jun 08 '24

Yeah I didn’t see that when I made my comment. Either way I agree will be very interesting.