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British politician and broadcaster George Galloway appeared for an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and claimed that Fiona Harvey, the lady who claims she is the real-life inspiration for the stalker character Martha in Netflix’s “Child Reindeer,” stalked him through the Eighties. Harvey is at present suing Netflix and demanding $170 million in damages because of the present’s depiction of Martha. She additionally went on Morgan’s speak present herself to disclaim the stalking and allegations that had been depicted within the Netflix sequence.
“I noticed her sitting on this chair and was riveted by your interview, which was a masterclass,” Galloway informed Morgan throughout their interview. “Piers Morgan at his greatest. It took me proper again to the Eighties, when stalking was up shut and private. There was no emails or texting. You needed to both cellphone somebody on their landline or flip up at their door. That’s actual stalking. That’s what she did to me.”
Galloway stated that Harvey was “perpetually on my case” and known as her an “obsessive girl.”
“In every single place I turned she was there,” Galloway continued. “At first I assumed that she fancied me. However it turned out that she fancied my job. She was a relentless and bodily, up-close-and-personal stalker of mine. I’m able to testify.”
When requested how a lot she stalked him, Galloway answered: “In every single place I turned, she was there…she known as me a whole bunch of occasions and he or she confirmed up most likely a whole bunch of occasions.”
Selection has reached out to Harvey’s authorized consultant for remark.
In Harvey’s lawsuit towards Netflix, she alleges “brutal lies” had been informed about her within the “Child Reindeer” sequence. The go well with reads: “The lies that Defendants informed about Harvey to over 50 million folks worldwide embody that Harvey is a twice-convicted stalker who was sentenced to 5 years in jail and that Harvey sexually assaulted Gadd. Defendants informed these lies and by no means stopped as a result of it was a greater story than the reality, and higher tales made cash.”
The lawsuit continues, “Because of Defendants’ lies, malfeasance and totally reckless misconduct, Harvey’s life had been ruined. Merely, Netflix and Gadd destroyed her status, her character and her life.”
Netflix responded to the lawsuit by writing in an announcement: “We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to face by Richard Gadd’s proper to inform his story.”
Watch Galloway’s look on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” within the clip beneath.