The $170 million defamation lawsuit against Netflix over Baby Reindeer is heading to trial next year.
On Tuesday, a federal judge set a May 6 start date for Fiona Harvey’s big-swing action against the streamer. The proceedings are estimated to last about two weeks.
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Netflix had no comment about the trial start date for the Emmy-winning series created by and starring Richard Gaad when contacted by Deadline today. However, the company run by Ted Sarandos– and Greg Peters did reiterate its earlier statement that its intends “to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd‘s right to tell his story.”
Sending a bit of chill through the true-crime creative community, the lawsuit by Gaad’s real-life stalker Harvey, who was partially the inspiration for the breakout show’s chilling Martha Scott, was filed on June 6 (read it here).
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