True crime drama ‘Baby Reindeer’ just won four Emmys. Here’s timeline of the twists and turns since the show was released.

Fans also tried to piece together who might have sexually assaulted Gadd when he was an aspiring comedian. In the show, the perpetrator is a powerful TV producer called Darrien (Tom Goodman-Hill).

There was intense speculation that the character was based on writer, actor, and producer Sean Foley, who coincidentally stepped down from his role as the artistic director at the Birmingham Repertory Theater on April 18.

Four days later, on the evening of April 22, Gadd made a statement defending Foley and asked fans to stop speculating who the characters are based on.

Netflix hosted a “Baby Reindeer” screening and Q&A session on May 7 in Los Angeles with both Gadd and Gunning.

When asked about how he depicted the real people depicted as characters in the show, Gadd said he feels “toxic empathy” toward his stalker.

“I never saw someone who was a villain,” Gadd said. “I saw someone who was lost by the system, really. I saw someone who needed help and wasn’t getting it. At the end of the day, she’s just someone who’s in a lot of pain.”

Before the episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored” aired on May 9, Harvey spoke to Scotland’s Daily Record newspaper about the interview.

She claimed that Morgan only paid her £250 (around $320) for her appearance and that he “used” her, trying to make her look bad.

“I have my own thoughts on it that I’d like to keep to myself but I wouldn’t say I was happy. It was very rapid to try to trip me up,” Harvey said. “He did it fast-paced to catch me off guard.”

Morgan’s representatives did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment.

Morgan gave his opinion on his interview with Harvey in a column for The Sun newspaper on May 9.

“I’d say Fiona Harvey lied to me quite a lot in the interview and if her threatened legal action against Netflix and Gadd goes ahead, I suspect it will quickly emerge she did send all the emails, messages, and letters to him,” Morgan wrote. “But that doesn’t mean she can’t be a victim here too.”

He went on: “There were moments in the interview where my suspicious alarm bells rang loud, especially when she suddenly said, ‘Even if the email thing was true, the rest is not.'”

On May 14, Harvey told the Daily Record that she was unhappy with how much she was paid for appearing on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”

“They offered me £250 and I asked if that was what they paid everyone and, if so, I wanted to see documentation to that effect,” she said. “That documentation has not been forthcoming. I have not signed a contract for the interview and I will be seeking far more than a piddling £250.”

Harvey added that she wants a lot more: “I’d settle for a million.” (A million pounds is about $1.25 million).

She also criticized Morgan for the way she claimed he treated her on the set.

“He didn’t even say goodbye and only got the photograph taken with me because he needed it for the publicity,” Harvey claimed.

On May 13, Kasbah nightclub in Coventry, England, wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post that Harvey would appear at the venue on Saturday, May 18, to pose for selfies with “Baby Reindeer” fans.

On May 15, the club claimed on Facebook the event had been canceled over safety fears. “Unfortunately, the promoter of this Saturday’s meet & greet with Fiona Harvey has deemed the event unsafe and canceled the appearance due to the negative publicity,” the post read.

Two days later, on May 17, Harvey told the Daily Record that she never agreed to appear at the nightclub.

“Of course it’s not true. If I am supposed to be a mad stalker, why do they want me in the nightclub? No nightclub has approached me, she said. “I didn’t even know there were any nightclubs in Coventry.”

She added: “I can barely go out for coffee let alone clubbing. It’s another example of people trying to exploit me. Though I’d probably make more money signing autographs than I would from appearing on Piers Morgan.”

Kasbah nightclub did not respond to a request for comment from BI.

On May 24 the Roth Law Firm based in New York released a statement stating that it is representing Harvey.

On June 6, Harvey’s representatives filed a lawsuit against Netflix, seeking more than $170 million in damages.

They allege that Netflix defamed her in “Baby Reindeer,” doing a poor job of disguising her identity.

They said the show ruined her life and left her afraid even to go outside.

“As a result of Defendants’ lies, malfeasance and utterly reckless misconduct, Harvey’s life had been ruined. Simply, Netflix and Gadd destroyed her reputation, her character and her life,” the suit reads.

Another part said: “As a direct result of ‘Baby Reindeer,’ Harvey has become extremely secluded and isolated, in fear of the public, going days without leaving her home.”

A Netflix spokesperson told Business Insider: “We intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by Richard Gadd’s right to tell his story.”

On July 31, Deadline published a copy of a letter Netflix’s director of public policy, Benjamin King, sent to MP Dame Caroline Dinneage, who chairs the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Parliament.

In the letter dated May 23, 2024, King clarified that Harvey was not convicted of stalking Gadd. In “Baby Reindeer,” Scott is a twice-convicted stalker and receives a five-year prison sentence in the last episode.

King’s letter addresses the committee’s concerns that journalists had not been able to verify the show’s conviction claims.

He wrote: “I wanted to clarify our understanding that the person on whom the show is based — who we have at no point sought to identify — was subject to a court order rather than a conviction. “

“Baby Reindeer” won four awards at the 2024 Emmys, including best limited series, best lead actor for Gadd, best supporting actress for Gunning, and best writing.

When speaking to press after the ceremony, Gadd was asked about the controversy surrounding Harvey and the lawsuit, Deadline reported.

He responded: “It’s easier in this day and age to focus on the negatives. I think what you have to look at is what ‘Baby Reindeer’ has done globally. I mean, how many have watched it worldwide? It’s something like 80 million.”

He added that the show raised awareness about male sexual assault victims, which he said led to an increase in calls to charities in the UK.

“It’s touched the lives of so many people. For charities in the UK, there has been an 80% increase for sexual abuse charities, 53% of which cite ‘Baby Reindeer.’ But nobody seems to be talking about that. The show has done some phenomenal things worldwide for so many people, I’ll stand by that,” Gadd said.

Gadd’s comments refer to We Are Survivors, a charity supporting male sexual abuse victims, which reported an 80% increase in calls in the first two weeks after “Baby Reindeer” was released.

In May, the charity’s CEO and founder, Duncan Craig, told The Independent: “I’ve never in 15 years I’ve been in this field seen a response like it.”