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'Baby Reindeer': Fiona Harvey Files $170 Million Lawsuit Against Netflix

Fiona Harvey, the woman who says she's the real-life inspiration for the character Martha Scott in 'Baby Reindeer,' is suing Netflix.

In the lawsuit, she takes aim at the show that says it's based on real events and what she calls a false depiction of her as a convicted stalker who sexually assaulted Gadd and was sentenced to prison. She has and continues to experience anxiety, nightmares, panic attacks, shame, depression, nervousness, stomach pains, loss of appetite and fear, extreme stress and sickness all directly caused by the lies told about her in Baby Reindeer," the lawsuit reads. She is seeking a trial by jury, attorneys' fees and a total believed to exceed $170 million in actual, compensatory, and punitive damages as well as Baby Reindeer profits.

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