The alleged inspiration behind ‘Baby Reindeer’ is suing Netflix for defamation despite the streamer claiming the series is fictional

A Scottish woman accused of stalking “Baby Reindeer” creator and star Richard Gadd can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against Netflix, after a federal judge in California refused to dismiss all of the claims.

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.

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 woman who claims she was the real-life inspiration for the villain in the hit Netflix series “Baby Reindeer” has gotten the green light from a judge to sue the platform for defamation after stating that Netflix wrongly described the series as “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,