After confirming her plans to sue over Baby Reindeer, Fiona Harvey has now promised her legal battle will be the “highest profile case of the century.”
Fiona Harveyhas been embroiled in the Baby Reindeer debate since she was accused by fans of the show of being the “real-life Martha” who inspiredRichard Gadd’strue story.
This resulted in her now-viralinterview on Piers Morgan Uncensoredin order to “set the record straight,” confirming she was planning to sue both Netflix and Gadd for defamation. Now, Harvey is promising that the legal battle will go down in history.
In a Facebookpost, Harvey wrote “Gadd, Netflix, silly people. Fight in court will be the high-profile case of the century.”
She also promised that more legal updates will be “coming soon,” adding, “I am suing Netflix for 11 million pounds. For defamation, misinformation, and personal damages inflicted. Netflix and Gadd both made serious false allegations on film and in Parliament.”
This comes after the news that John Nicolson, a Scottish National Party MP and spokesperson for digital, culture, media, and sport in the House of Commons, hadshared a letteraddressed to Benjamin King, senior director of public policy forNetflix.
In the letter, Nicolson writes, “Journalists have thus far been unable to find a record of the conviction to which you referred. Can you provide me with the evidence for this serious claim which you made to me at the Select Committee?”
As discussed in Morgan’s interview, there is currently no public evidence to suggest thatHarvey was ever convictedof an offense, whereas Baby Reindeer’s Martha is seen being imprisoned after leaving Donny (played by Gadd) a threatening voicemail.
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Harvey denies these allegations, alongside having ever stalked Gadd in any capacity.
Jasmine Valentine is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s the go-to source for all things Young Sheldon and Virgin River. Jasmine has also written for the likes of Total Film, The Daily Beast, and Radio Times. You can contact her at jasmine.waters@dexerto.com
