Fiona Harvey’s defamation lawsuit against Netflix has been allowed to go forward after a judge ruled that the streamer’s hit series Baby Reindeer did not match up to its billing as a “true story”. The series,

Richard Gadd and the cast of Baby Reindeer are at a high point in their life, with the creator winning three Emmys just last week. In stark contrast, Fiona Harvey, known as the inspiration behind the character Martha Scott, says she’s “suffering” from “constant panic attacks”, “anxiety” and more.

A defamation suit against Netflix boils down to how the company presented its story about Martha Scott, a fictionalization of what the show’s creator has described as a real-life stalking incident.

A judge decided the Emmy-winning Netflix limited series "Baby Reindeer" is "not a true story," giving a woman the green light to sue the streaming giant.

The show was wrongly promoted as a true story and made the actions of Fiona Harris, portrayed in the series as Martha, worse than they were in real life, the California judge said.

The lawsuit filed by Fiona Harvey, the Scottish woman who says she is the inspiration for Martha from Netflix's "Baby Reindeer," will go forward, after a California judge ruled that the show falsely claimed to be a "true story.

Los Gatos, California - Netflix has lost its bid to throw out a defamation lawsuit filed by the woman who says she was the inspiration for the stalker in the Emmy-winning hit TV show Baby Reindeer. The streaming giant had asked a judge to toss the suit brought by Fiona Harvey,