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One more time, Netflix is breaking it with a production based on real events. We saw this recently with the release of Griseldathe series that tells the life of the drug trafficker who built her empire in Miami, and with the film The survivors of the Andes that reached the Oscar awards. This time it is about baby reindeer (baby reindeer the British series that portrays a woman’s dangerous obsession with a comedian.
The creator says he made sure to change the appearance and real name of whoever harassed him, but that hasn’t stopped fans from wanting to know beyond what he lets on in the series.
What is ‘Baby Reindeer’ about?
Netflix released Baby Reindeer April 11 around the world and in a few days it has positioned itself among the favorites of the American, British and Latin American public. The peculiarity of this series is in Richard Gaddwho is not only the protagonist in fiction, he is also the one who suffered harassment and decided to bring it to the screen.
Richard Gadd is ‘Donny Dunn’ In fiction, a 34-year-old Scottish comedian who unsuccessfully tests his talent in a stand up and whose life takes a complete turn after having a courtesy with a woman in a bar, his place of work. A joke that helped him get out of trouble ended up hooking ‘Martha’ in an obsessive relationship.
The series has captivated the public to the point of watching one episode after another because they are short, the credit also goes to Gadd, who through the script, communicates the desperate vicious circle in which both enter to satisfy their emotional needs.
What happened to ‘Martha’, the stalker from ‘Baby reindeer’, in the series?
‘Martha’ is played by actress Jessica Gunning who achieves a sensitive representation of the mental health problems that trigger the persecution of ‘Donny Dunn’ through all avenues. The protagonist acknowledged that Gunning’s choice was perfect.
In fiction, although at first ‘Dunn’ does not receive a favorable response from the authorities when he denounces the dangerous approaches of ‘Martha’, it is the threatening messages that mobilize legal actions. Finally, the woman is sentenced to 9 months in prison and he is granted a restraining order for the next five years.
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What happened to Richard Gadd’s stalker in real life?
Richard Gadd said in interviews that for “legal and artistic reasons” changed the woman’s name and also her appearance. He reserved several nightmare episodes that he experienced, however, he assures that none of the stories told are lies.
The creator also shared that his goal was not to tell a story of good guys vs. bad, but the plot aroused curiosity in fans who now want to know what happened in real life with ‘Martha’, the woman who wrote more than 40 thousand emails and sent dozens of voice messages to get her attention.
Gadd did not provide many details about the woman’s current whereabouts, but in statements to Variety He said: “Because of where things ended up in real life, it’s not a concern for me.”
In the series she receives a sentence, but in conversation with The Timesthe actor said that “I didn’t want to send someone to prison who had that level of Mental illness”. Which would indicate that they reached an agreement and she did not really pay a prison sentence.
What did Richard Gadd’s stalker say after the series was released?
The British newspaper Daily Record published an interview with the alleged woman who became obsessed with Richard Gadd, who appeared after fans of the series found her. According to her statements, she has been a victim of harassment and violence.
“I’m the victim here, not Richard Gadd. “I have received death threats as a result of his program even though many of the things he claimed are simply not true,” he told the same outlet.
The woman, whose identity was not revealed, stated that she has not seen Gadd for 12 years: “Just like Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, I feel like I’m being persecuted like Johnny Depp. “I’m the Johnny Depp in this situation being attacked by crazy people on the Internet.”
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