Netflix Asserts ‘Baby Reindeer’ ‘Not a Documentary’ Amid Lawsuit

Netflix remains on standby amid ongoing lawsuit Little reindeer as a dramatic work.

Anne Mensah, the streaming platform’s vice president of original series, highlighted the importance of the Richard Gadd-created series in increasing the number of men experiencing violence and seeking support during her speech at the Edinburgh Television Festival this week.

“It was important for those reasons and if you think (the controversy) is a distraction from that, I would be absolutely disappointed,” Mensah said, according to The Independent. “I absolutely support the whole show. It’s a drama, not a documentary.”

Gadd’s alleged experiences of being sexually assaulted by a woman he claims was stalking him became the basis for the popular Netflix series, which quickly sparked widespread speculation about the true identity of his attacker, who inspired the character of Martha (Jessica Gunning).

Mensah said Netflix is ​​taking the protection “extremely seriously” following the warning from the British government. “I don’t make shows for publicity,” she said, adding: “This was about giving (Gadd) the space to tell this story. Publicity chasing is the antithesis of what I believe in.”

Fiona Harvey has since come out, claiming she was the inspiration for Martha and slamming the streamer with a $170 million defamation and negligence lawsuit. Her lawyer, Richard Roth, has since taken on the case Sunday Times‘ reports that Netflix pressured Gadd to include a “this is a true story” disclaimer before each episode.

“This is far worse than negligence, this is intentional misconduct, if they were told, ‘Don’t make this a true story.’ And they said it was true,” Roth said. Piers Morgan Uncensored“They will have to show they have facts to support their claim.”