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The woman claiming to be the real-life inspiration for Martha in the hit Netflix series is suing the streaming platform, demanding at least $170 million in damages. , who came forward earlier this year at the height of the show’s popularity, alleges that Netflix told “brutal lies” about her in the series. She Thursday, June 6, in the U.

S. District Court for the Central District of California. “The lies that Defendants told about Harvey to over 50 million people worldwide include that Harvey is a twice-convicted stalker who was sentenced to five years in prison, and that Harvey sexually assaulted Gadd,” the complaint reads.



“Defendants told these lies, and never stopped, because it was a better story than the truth, and better stories made money.” The complaint continues, “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 $170 million that Harvey, 58, is seeking is broken down as at least $50 million for actual damages, at least $50 million in compensatory damages for “mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life and loss of business,” at least $50 million “for all profits from ” and at least $20 million in punitive damages. is based on show creator ’s play of the same name. In the show, Gadd, 35, portrays Donny Dunn, a fictionalized version of himself, who falls victim to a stalker named Martha ( ) and expe.

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