Within the lawsuit filed in federal court docket in Los Angeles, plaintiff Fiona Harvey says Netflix and collection creator Richard Gadd went too far in revealing within the collection that she was serving 5 years for stalking and harassment. an individual who has been sentenced to jail.
She was not a stalker nor was she in custody. Hundreds of Reddit and TikTok customers could not inform the distinction and known as her Martha, the identify of the character within the collection. “The defendants advised these lies and by no means stopped as a result of it was a greater story than the actual story and higher tales made cash,” the lawsuit says.
“The largest lie within the historical past of tv”
Within the Netflix collection, a girl, Martha, turns to a person, the writer of the collection, for years. She sends him hundreds of emails, blocks him, lies exterior his condo and harasses family and friends. Harvey claims he’s the mannequin for Martha. She additionally bears a bodily resemblance to her and, like herself, is a lawyer in London.
Nonetheless, her story is being falsely advised “to draw extra viewers, appeal to extra consideration, make more cash and maliciously destroy the lifetime of plaintiff Fiona Harvey,” based on company experiences within the lawsuit. The truth that Netflix calls the collection “a real story” is “the largest lie in tv historical past,” based on the lawsuit revealed by Selection.
Netflix: Gadd “can inform his story”
A Netflix spokesperson stated the corporate would “vigorously” defend itself towards the lawsuit and advocate for Gadd’s proper “to inform his story.” Gadd performs a fictional model of himself, a comic named Donny Dunn, within the seven-part collection. The collection relies on a one-man play by Gadd.
He stated he modified particulars in regards to the stalker for the collection to guard her id. Newbie detectives shortly tracked down Harvey and contacted her via on-line networks. Harvey then went public on his personal accord and denied sending 41,000 emails and 106 letters to Gadd. She additionally didn’t bodily assault him. Based on Selection, Gadd himself has not but commented on the lawsuit filed by Harvey – however he isn’t named as a defendant in it.