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A woman who claims she is the inspiration for the relentless stalker at the center of Netflix's hit series Baby Reindeer is suing the streaming giant for defamation and is seeking at least $170 million (approx. €156 million) in damages. Fiona Harvey, 58, a Scottish attorney living in England who says the character Martha is clearly based on her, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles that also alleges that Netflix was negligent, intentionally subjected her to emotional distress and violated her right to publicity. On the British black comedy based on a one-man stage show by Richard ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A British woman who claims she was the inspiration for the stalker in the smash Netflix hit "Baby Reindeer" sued the streamer Thursday, demanding $170 million in damages. Fiona Harvey has identified herself as the real-life "Martha," the delusional, violent and abusive woman at the center of Richard Gadd's global phenomenon, which claims in its opening episode to be "a true story." "The above quote... is the biggest lie in television history," the lawsuit, filed in California, says. "It is a lie told by Netflix and the show's creator, Richard Gadd, out of greed and lust for...
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Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria are the next family set to star in their own reality series. The 66-year-old actor and producer, who has seven kids under age 10 with his wife, announced the TLC reality show about their life as a party of nine. “The Baldwins,” the show’s working title, is set to release in 2025. “We’re inviting you into our home to experience the ups and downs, the good, the bad, the wild and the crazy,” Baldwin said in a video he shared to Instagram on Tuesday. In the announcement video, the couple joked about Hilaria announcing another pregnancy, but she said they are done ...
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In Pluto, a sci-fi murder-mystery anime streaming on Netflix, a serial killer targets the world's most advanced robots. The mystery deepens as the killer starts pursuing human activists advocating robot rights. The investigation falls into the hands of Europol Inspector Gesicht, a robot who finds himself among the potential targets. The absence of human DNA at the crime scenes forces Gesicht to confront a disturbing possibility: Could an AI, programmed to never harm humans, be orchestrating the killings? If robots are responsible, the balance between humans and robots could be threatened, pote...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - US police said Tuesday they are investigating the ketamine overdose death of "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, who died at his luxury Los Angeles home last year. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hit TV sitcom from 1994-2004, was found unresponsive in his pool at the age of 54, sparking a global outpouring of grief from fans and colleagues. An autopsy found the cause of his death was "the acute effects of ketamine," a controlled drug which the recovering addict was understood to be taking as part of supervised therapy. While only small amounts were found in his stomach, a...
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Top Boy, Happy Valley, and The Sixth Commandment won big at this year's BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday evening, celebrating the best of British and international television. The final season of the highly praised Netflix show Top Boy received the biggest award of the night for Best Drama, while Jasmine Jobson, who played Jaq Lawrence in the show, took home the prize for Best Supporting Actress. Timothy Spall won Best Actor for his role in The Sixth Commandment, a BBC One drama based on the murder of a retired schoolmaster. The show also received the award for Best Limited Drama. “I’ve always wanted...
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By Robin MILLARD Zurich (AFP) - Le chanteur Nemo a été accueilli en héros à son retour en Suisse après sa victoire au concours de l'Eurovision 2024, une édition marquée par la controverse sur la participation d'Israël, en pleine guerre dans la bande de Gaza. "Félicitations +honey pie+ (surnom affectueux en anglais) !", s'est exclamé un admirateur de l'artiste non-binaire de 24 ans, en lui tendant un bouquet de fleurs, à son arrivée à l'aéroport de Zurich en provenance de Copenhague. D'autres brandissaient des drapeaux arborant en anglais le message: "Nous existons, nous insistons, nous persist...
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Zurich (AFP) - Le chanteur Nemo, vainqueur du concours de l'Eurovision 2024, a été accueilli en héros tard dimanche à son retour en Suisse par des centaines de fans venus le féliciter pour son triomphe. L'artiste a fait gagner son pays à l'issue d'une édition 2024 marquée par une vive controverse sur la participation d'Israël, en pleine guerre dans la bande de Gaza, dont la chanteuse s'est classée cinquième. Nemo Mettler a remporté la compétition avec "The Code", un titre hautement personnel racontant son cheminement vers la réalisation de son identité de genre. L'artiste non-binaire de 24 ans...
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The union representing some three-quarters of Italian public broadcaster Rai's 2,000 radio and television journalists voiced complaints about editorial interference and working conditions, declaring a 24-hour strike on Monday. ''We would rather lose one or more days of pay than lose our freedom, convinced that the freedom and autonomy of public service are a value for all. And Rai belongs to everyone," USIGRai said in a video statement. The one-day strike is the latest protest by Italian journalists against what they say are threats to freedom of the press and expression in Italy — including c...
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“That’s the first feeling I felt. It’s a patronising arrogant feeling, feeling sorry for someone you’ve just laid eyes on but I did feel sorry for her,” Donny’s voice-over says as he describes the first time he met Martha, the woman who would go on to ruin his life. In the opening scenes of new Netflix drama ‘Baby Reindeer’, Martha turns up at Donny’s pub looking bereft and he offers her a cup of tea on the house. It’s a moment Donny will play over in his mind ad infinitum over the rest of the series. Why? Martha is a dangerous serial stalker, and Donny’s small act of kindness latches her onto...
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