A woman who claims to be the real Martha of the Serie Baby Reindeerwhose plot has become popular in recent days on social networks, accused the creator, Richard Gadd, of harass her through production of Netflix.
Baby Reindeerknown in Spanish as Baby Reindeeris a seven-episode limited series that premiered on April 11 on the Netflix platform.
The story, which It’s based on real eventsnarrates one of the most difficult moments in the life of Donny (Richard Gadd), a comedian who is harassed by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning).
Although the name of the series would seem to indicate that the story has something to do with a reindeer, in one of the chapters the stalker explains that she nicknamed Donny as Baby Reindeer because it reminds him of one of the toys he had in his childhood.
The plot of the series has caught the attention of several users on social networks who have taken the task of investigating the people on whom the fiction of Baby Reindeer; however, the creator has asked that they not do it.
“Please, Don’t speculate about who it might be. some of the real life people. That is not the goal of our show,” Richard Gadd wrote in a story on his Instagram account.
Who is the real Martha from ‘Baby Reindeer’?
On different occasions, Richard Gadd has avoided giving details about the real Martha, even sharing that, for legal and artistic reasonschanged the name and appearance of the woman who harassed him.
In Baby Reindeer, Martha receives a nine-month prison sentence and a five-year restraining order; However, in conversation with VarietyGadd implied that this It wouldn’t have happened in real life.
“I didn’t want to send him to prison to someone who had that level of mental illness,” explained the creator of the series.
Although the identity of the real Martha remains a mystery, The Daily Mail interviewed a woman who claims to be her and mentioned that she is considering taking legal action for the way she is portrayed in Netflix production.
What did the real Martha say about ‘Baby Reindeer’?
In the interview with The Daily Mailthe supposed real Martha commented that Gadd he is harassing her through the show: “Now use Baby Reindeer to harass me. I am the victim. He has written a damn show about me.”
The woman accused Richard Gadd of doing the series just to achieve fame and fortune as a result of disturbing an elderly person. In addition, he took advantage of the interview to deny that he called the creator one of his childhood toys.
“I have never had a toy baby reindeer nor would I have had any conversation with Richard Gadd about a childhood toy,” the woman pointed out.
Given the statements of the supposed real-life Martha, the creator of Baby Reindeer has not commented on the matter.
