LAWYERS for Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha last night accused Netflix of “destroying” her.
Fiona Harvey is suing the streaming giant for a staggering £55million.
American lawyers acting for Scots law graduate Harvey last night filed a complaint against the broadcaster in California.
Documents obtained by the Daily Record show how Richard A Roth and his New York firm Roth Law are demanding a jury trial at the United States District Court Central District of California to sue Netflix.
They are suing for $70million – which works out at about £55million at current exchange rates.
The court document alleges Netflix “lied” by claiming Richard Gadd’s seven-part series told the true story of how he was terrorised by a convicted stalker who had been to prison and who had sexually assaulted him.
The complaint states that Harvey’s life has been ruined as a result of the programme, which became one of Netflix’s most popular TV series of all time.
It portrays an ordeal Gadd faced at the hands of a deranged Scottish stalker called “Martha” who has been in prison for a historical crime and is sent to prison for stalking him.
His character Donny Dunn is tormented, stalked and sexually assaulted by the woman in the series.
The show also portrays “Martha” as having been to jail for stalking.
Internet sleuths easily discovered the character was based on Harvey who, like Martha, is a Scots law graduate who lived in London and knew Gadd.
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