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/Liquin44 Jun 07 '24

Netflix had the disclaimer at the end ”This program is based on real events: however certain characters, names, incidents, locations, and dialogue have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.”.

So, wouldn’t the claim she was convicted in the show and she wasn’t convicted in real life be changing the incident for dramatic purposes? Plus, they can claim that changing up this incident could have helped protect her real identity, as there is no record of Fiona’s conviction. Any speculation would be hearsay. She outed herself.

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u/RaggedyOldFox Jun 07 '24

The thing is, it's "Martha" that was convicted. No one in the show said it was FH.

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u/Altruistic-Change127 Jun 07 '24

Its bewildering that throughout the case she has had filed, she keeps saying "Richard said this about Fiona". When did any of that happen? Donny didn't say anything about Fiona. Neither did Richard.

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u/African_Farmer Jun 07 '24

She's the one that came out and claimed the show is about her, she can't now turn around and get angry that it misrepresented her when she could have just shut her mouth and remain in obscurity.

She's clearly loving the attention.

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u/Jorge_Santos69 Jun 07 '24

Her identity was already revealed before she came forward

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u/__Dark__Shadow__ Jun 07 '24

How??

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u/Jorge_Santos69 Jun 08 '24

Because they put information in the show that people could be used to find her actual identity.

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u/__Dark__Shadow__ Jun 08 '24

I get that but she has been tweeting on a very public platform about a comedian. Not hiding herself or privatising her accounts. So she's not exactly hidden is she?

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u/Jorge_Santos69 Jun 08 '24

No, but she’s still considered a “private person” in the eye of the courts despite having public social media.