[arista]

BBC News Text :
[The Sunday People leads with a report
on calls to national stalking hotline,
the Suzy Lamplugh Trust,
which have jumped by 26% in the month
the controversial Netflix drama
Baby Reindeer was released.]

[arista]

The Lady claims her life is ruined
And Lawyers in California are taking Netflix to Court
for $170milion

[Baby Reindeer’s Real-Life Martha Pursues
Netflix With $170M Defamation & Negligence Suit]


https://deadline.com/2024/06/baby-re...ha-1235961104/

[user104658]

I think she'll get a hefty payout you know. Mainly because I think Gadd is full of shyte and basically everything that's come out about him from other sources (including co-workers at the pub where he first met "Martha") has confirmed this to be the case. The man ridiculed and deliberately wound up a slightly unstable vulnerable individual, made her the butt of his rubbish stand-up material, legitimately ended up in a bad situation yes, but then made a Netflix show about the whole thing painting himself as better than he was and her as far worse.

Messy messy messy. She at the very least deserves a share of the profits.

[arista]

Yes If only the Netflix Introduction
was done properly.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes If only the Netflix Introduction
was done properly.

Even if it was, there's a large issue with his self-casting. Should have been disclaimered as fiction based on real life events AND they should have obscured identities better, including casting another actor to play Gadd. He should have been behind the scenes. But at the end of the day he wants the exposure, not just to tell the story, and in the process doesn't really care who else might be exposed.

[GiRTh]

Have I missed something here but how on earth can Gadd be sued.

I havent watched to show but if its 'based' on real events then the clue is in the word 'based'. To the best of my knowledge he's not putting this story out there as a biography or an accurate representation of events - or is he? He also doesn't name the stalker -
I dont see how he can be successfully sued.,

[GiRTh]

Just watched the trailer, I dont watch the show. ITs described as a "captivating true story". Sorry but that's a bit wishy washy to be presented to a judge. I dont think there is enough for any claim that he spins this as an accurate depiction of the events. He changes the names. Some may say its obvious who he's referring to but thats not enough for a court.

[GiRTh]

Hang on. Ive found a vid where a Netflix exec under oath describes Baby Reindeer it as 'An obviously true story', including the part where the stalker was jailed Oh dear. He shouldn't have said that.

Its still quite wishy washy and if it goes to trial then its probably gonna be a lengthy trial that is played out in the news on Social media, but I object to a story teller being sued cuz their story has some reality to it. That opens up a huge can of worms.

[arista]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Hang on. Ive found a vid where a Netflix exec under oath describes Baby Reindeer it as 'An obviously true story', including the part where the stalker was jailed Oh dear. He shouldn't have said that.

Its still quite wishy washy and if it goes to trial then its probably gonna be a lengthy trial that is played out in the news on Social media, but I object to a story teller being sued cuz their story has some reality to it. That opens up a huge can of worms.

But it has destroyed her life
that why lawyers in LA
can win their case

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by arista

But it has destroyed her life
that why lawyers in LA
can win their case

If its tried in the USA then it will become a circus. I still dont see that there is enough to sue.

If anyone is to be sued its probably Netflix, not Gadd, and I'd imagine they'll have rather good council available to them.

[GiRTh]

The more I look into this, the more I think Gadd had an idea, wrote a script and Netflix built up the "Based on a true story" narrative. I still think there is not enough to sue in the UK, USA may be different.

[arista]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

If its tried in the USA then it will become a circus. I still dont see that there is enough to sue.

If anyone is to be sued its probably Netflix, not Gadd, and I'd imagine they'll have rather good council available to them.

Yes Mega Lawyer fight.