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'Baby Reindeer' Stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning Discuss Series' Real-Life Inspiration Amid Lawsuit

'Baby Reindeer' stars Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning discuss the hit Netflix series as streamer faces a lawsuit from Fiona Harvey.

Gadd, who appeared alongside his co-star, Jessica Gunning, explained that Baby Reindeer originated as a stage play based on his experiences getting stalked and harassed by "Martha Scott," who sent him 41,071 emails, 744 tweets and 350 hours worth of voicemails over the course of six years. Gadd has been candid about how much of the show -- including his painful recollection of drug addiction and sexual abuse at the hands of a mentor in the writing space -- is pulled straight from his own experience and "emotionally 100 percent true," he told Variety. Despite Gadd's efforts to keep Baby Reindeer fans from falling down a rabbit hole and speculating about the identities of his rapist and stalker, a woman named Fiona Harvey has since come forward, claiming that the character of Martha is based off of her.

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