Netflix Loses Multi-Million Dollar Baby Reindeer Legal Battle

Presiding U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner took issue with Netflix adding “based on a true story” to the streaming series. Baby Reindeer is based on a true story, but there’s debate over how much of it is true, as creator and star Richard Gadd, who was the stalking victim in real life, didn’t want the statement attached to the series for this very reason.

California is one of the most difficult states to sue for defamation thanks to very powerful anti-SLAPP laws that favor creatives and companies, and yet, Harvey’s case is strong enough that the judge believes there’s a good chance she’d prevail if it went to trial.