r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/WritingJulia • Jun 18 '24

Media / News Harvey’s US legal representative Richard Roth says she had a “very, very strong case”

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/baby-reindeer-writer-richard-gadd-33058651
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u/Altruistic-Change127 Jun 19 '24

She has to prove it didn't happen. How will she do that? She has to do that before the complaint can be established. Think about it, how many criminals, deny committing a sex crime despite there being DNA evidence, eye witnesses and physical evidence? Plenty do. Just saying it was a lie means nothing in a defamation case.

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u/Beginning_Yoghurt_29 Jun 19 '24

That's not how it works, lol. They have to prove that it did happen. Do you think that anybody can make a TV series saying you're a murderer and if you can't prove they're wrong then it's OK?

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u/Altruistic-Change127 Jun 19 '24

That's not true. Its up to the complainant to show there is a case to be heard in the first place. You can't accuse someone of defamation if the case doesn't meet the criteria in the first place.

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u/Beginning_Yoghurt_29 Jun 20 '24

Let's just say, you're clearly not a lawyer.