The real Martha who inspired “Baby Reindeer” speaks out against the “defamatory” Netflix series: “I am not a stalker”

Following the immediate success of its British import, “Baby Reindeer,” based on creator and star Richard Gadd’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival show, Netflix is ​​facing retaliation from one of the TV series’ real-life subjects.

The series presents Gadd as a version of himself — an alternative comedian working at a bar whose experiences with sexual assault bring him into conflict with a stalker he names “Martha.” Recently, the real “Martha”, a woman named Fiona Harvey, decided to reveal her identity in an interview with Piers Morgan. Although she denies participating in the behavior depicted in the series, she explained why she chose to make her identity public.

“On the Internet, detectives stalked me, stalked me and threatened my life,” Harvey said in the interview. “So it wasn’t really a choice. I was forced to find myself in this situation.

This is interesting language considering the…