The woman accused of being the real-life stalker in Baby Reindeer has told Stephen King that she's ready to sue him if he tries to get a film version of the Netflix sensation off the ground.
The horror master is a huge fan of the show and wrote a whole "essay" on the twisted drama after becoming hooked - and that has naturally sparked speculation that something else could be forthcoming. Identified by internet detectives as the muse for the character Martha in the series, the woman has been thrust into the spotlight after writer Richard Gadd based the show on his own experiences of being harassed by her.
The Scot, who is now understood to reside in London, says she has received "death threats as a result of his show" and claims the Netflix series "is a gross intrusion into my privacy". She added: "I don't want people to know where I live but I will not be silenced." She has been posting regular rants on her Facebook page, and says she is the real victim.
Baby Reindeer has gripped the nation since hitting Netflix last month but the real life Martha is furiousAmerican author Stephen is the latest to take the brunt of her online attacks and sent him a warning if he plans to get the wheels in motion for a second instalment. She told him: "If this twerp Stephen ding dong King tries to do a movie horror killer dear I'm suing him. Point blank." She went on: "I mean, Gadd will hop to the idea."
In Baby Reindeer, Martha is played by actress Jessica Gunning. In another tirade on Wednesday, she also accused Richard of being "obsessed with being famous" - and slammed him for not reporting his rape to police. She also says she is about to tell all, and teased to her followers: "Doing a major TV appearance next week....Who is ready?"
Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd's urgent message to fans days after legal warning
The chilling tale of Baby Reindeer dates back a decade when Gadd was making waves on the UK comedy scene with shows like Breaking Gadd, Waiting for Gaddot, and Monkey See Monkey Do. Yet, behind the scenes of his rising fame, Gadd was living through a nightmare. An obsessive fan began to hound the comedian after he innocently offered her a free cup of tea while working, triggering a relentless harassment campaign.
Richard Gadd starred as Donny in the series (Ed Miller/Netflix)Speaking to the Daily Record, she says her life has been flipped on its head due to the Scottish comedian's dramatised retelling, and ironically, has been stalked since Baby Reindeer became an overnight success and captured the nation's interest. "I'm the victim here, not Richard Gadd. I've had death threats as a result of his show despite the fact that a lot of the things he claimed are just not true," the Scottish woman says, adding: "Someone online said, 'If I find you I will kill you'. A guy in North Carolina said that he and other people were going to stalk me like I am supposed to have stalked Gadd."
She went on: "I don't think I look like that woman actress playing Martha." Her comments come as a police investigation is launched after fans of Gadd mistakenly identified someone as the comedian's sexual abuser, resulting in a flood of online harassment and threats. In the fourth episode of the seven-part series, viewers are given a graphic portrayal of Gadd's character, Donny, being sexually abused by a fictional male TV writer named Darrien.
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