The alleged inspiration behind ‘Baby Reindeer’ is suing Netflix for defamation despite the streamer claiming the series is fictional

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Gadd, who won three Emmys on Sunday for his hugely popular Netflix limited series Baby Reindeer, has signed a multi-year first-look deal with the global streamer for scripted series.

Shifting the focus to the sexual assault charities positively impacted by the show, the Emmy winner said, "Nobody seems to be talking about that enough." Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd won't be focusing on the "negatives" surrounding the real-life woman who inspired his Netflix hit following his big win at the 2024 Emmys.

The lawsuit filed by Fiona Harvey, the Scottish woman who says she is the inspiration for Martha from Netflix's "Baby Reindeer," will go forward, after a California judge ruled that the show falsely claimed to be a "true story.

A judge decided the Emmy-winning Netflix limited series "Baby Reindeer" is "not a true story," giving a woman the green light to sue the streaming giant.

Los Gatos, California - Netflix has lost its bid to throw out a defamation lawsuit filed by the woman who says she was the inspiration for the stalker in the Emmy-winning hit TV show Baby Reindeer. The streaming giant had asked a judge to toss the suit brought by Fiona Harvey,