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British Politician Claims He Was Also Stalked By Real Life Martha From ‘Baby Reindeer’

Author Dave & Chuck the Freak and Cort Freeman
A British Politician claims he was also stalked by the real life Martha from Baby Reindeer. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

A British Politician claims he was also stalked by the real life Martha from the hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer. It appears Richard/Donny wasn’t alone after all!

It would be a strange realization watching the hit Netflix show only to realize that this is all too familiar. Unfortunately, that’s what happened to former Member of Parliament George Galloway. See what he had to say, and what her team responded with below!

Politician Claims He Was Also Stalked By Real Life Martha From Baby Reindeer

According to TMZ, British politician George Galloway has come forward as an alleged victim of Fiona Harvey, the person believed to be the real life Martha from Baby Reindeer. Galloway went on Piers Morgan Uncensored to make the claim that he was stalked by Fiona during the 1980s. It appears he decided to speak out after Fiona appeared on Piers’ talk show last month.

According to TMZ, Galloway says, “It took my right back to the 1980s, when stalking was up close and personal because there was no emails, there was no texting. You had to either phone someone on their landline or turn up at their door. That’s real stalking–and that’s what she did to me.”

George would go on to call Fiona an obsessive woman who was forever on his case. However, this seems to be a little bit different than what happened with Richard Gadd (Donny as he’s named on Baby Reindeer). TMZ reports that Fiona was not romantically interested in George, but wanted his job. George says she was relentless in her pursuit showing up everywhere he went, calling him hundreds of times, and more. It all sound similar to what Richard Gadd describes going through on the show. It seemed like she was inescapable.

Now, Fiona Harvey is suing Netflix for $170 million claiming defamation, negligence, and privacy violations, per TMZ. It’s worth noting that Netflix nor Richard have identified or confirmed that Fiona was the inspiration for the character. She came out, herself, and claimed it was about her.

A lawyer for Harvey tells TMZ, “The statements of George Galloway, a former Member Of Parliament with his own agenda, which vaguely and generally claim that Ms. Harvey stalked him ‘hundreds of times’ forty years ago, has nothing whatsoever to do with what Netflix did to Ms. Harvey in 2024.” Interesting non-statement, really. Check out a trailer for Baby Reindeer below. It’s likely to win some awards when Award Season comes around!

Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time spent as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy across the country, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person. Cort enjoys writing about comedy, food, sports, and entertainment. So, basically anything and everything.

5 Awards Shows That Have Run Their Course

The People’s Choice Awards were tonight. I tried to watch some of it before quickly giving up. You think the Super Bowl is full or corporate nonsense? Wait until you see…basically every awards show. Here are 5 awards shows that have run their course.

Maybe it wasn’t always this way. There was a time these awards shows meant something. Today? I think things have changed.

5 Awards Shows That Have Run Their Course

Is it just me or does it all feel so forced? Sometimes, it seems like even the people winning the awards aren’t even having fun. It’s hard to blame them. It seems like there’s a new awards show every other day. Especially if you’re in country music. Seriously, every weekend I feel like I’m seeing an ad for the “biggest night in country music.” Every night can’t be the biggest night! That’s not how it works!

The TV awards have lost their appeal and can’t even get anyone to host them. Sorry, Jo Koi. Then, the music awards are either too common or just too typical. The same artists seem to win every year, it’s hard for us to care. Additionally, the big movie awards are often a bore. How often have you seen every movie nominated for Best Picture? Personally, when the list comes out that’s the first time I’ve heard of many of the movies! Maybe that’s partly on me, though.

Seriously, awards shows have gotten so bad that I feel like I look forward to the list of winners of the Razzies more than I do the Oscars! At least the Razzies are funny and entertaining. The Oscars is so meh. Good for them. However, we’re the ones who suffer.

So, here are 5 awards shows that have run their course. It’s time for something new and exciting. Get our attention again! It’s time for something different, before people stop caring all together.

  • The Academy Awards

    Like I said earlier, the winners aren’t always the most popular blockbusters. in fact, they rarely are. They tend to go to really artsy movies that are enjoyed by people who call movies “films.” I can’t blame them, that’s who it’s for. However, they need to think about the audience. Maybe add a best comedy movie? Best horror? That could be cool. I’d pay attention.

  • The Grammys

    It seems like the same people win every year. Sometimes I didn’t even know they released new music! It’s boring. Even the artists are starting to catch on and not care. They need to listen to the audience more. We want something fresh and new!

  • The Golden Globes

    They couldn’t find a host, then when they do people aren’t pleased and complain. There’s no winning. Sure, we could just let Ricky Gervais every year. I would like that. However, I think Hollywood would crumble. There’s no solution. Plus, the Emmys are the bigger deal, right?

  • The People's Choice Awards

    I didn’t even know this was on until I was channel surfing. I watched literally a minute before I couldn’t stand it anymore. It was a lot. Too much for me. Is this really what we’re voting for? Who are these People in question? I need answers. Adam Sandler won a big award and I still couldn’t bring myself to watch. That’s how bad they are!

  • MTV Video And Music Awards

    When’s the last time something cool happened at one of these? They used to be iconic! Artists with beef with meet up and collar and it would be insanely awesome. Or, celebrities would kiss on stage. You never knew what might happen! What happened to those days?

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