Civil Litigation
Jun. 10, 2024
Netflix faces $170m defamation suit from woman who claims she was inspiration for 'Baby Reindeer' character
"Defendants told these lies, and never stopped, because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories make money," Fiona Harvey's attorney wrote in the complaint.
A woman who claims to be the inspiration for a character portrayed as a rapist and convicted stalker in the hit miniseries "Baby Reindeer" has filed a $170 million defamation lawsuit against Netflix. She claims the show "outrageously" and inaccurately portrayed her as criminal, pointing to a 2014 tweet she claims links her to the show.
According to a federal complaint filed in Los Angeles Thursday, Fiona Harvey is a Scottish lawyer living in London who claims ...
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