Content
warning:
This
story
discusses
sexual
abuse.
Richard
Gadd is
reining
in
speculation
over
his
Baby
Reindeer
characters.
The
comedian,
who
based
the
Netflix
show
on
his
personal
experiences
with
stalking
and
sexual
assault,
issued
a
public
plea
for
fans
to
stop
trying
to
identify
his
abusers.
“Hi
Everyone,”
Gadd
wrote
on
his
Instagram
Story
April
22,
per
a
screenshot
taken
by Today. “People
I
love,
have
worked
with,
and
admire
(including
Sean
Foley)
are
unfairly
getting
caught
up
in
speculation.
Please
don’t
speculate
on
who
any
of
the
real
life
people
could
be.”
He
added, “That’s
not
the
point
of
our
show.”
Baby
Reindeer
centers
around
a
struggling
comedian
who
becomes
the
obsession
of
a
stalker
after
an
act
of
kindness. Since
its
April
11
premiere,
internet
sleuths
have
attempted
to
uncover
the
true
identities
of
the
characters,
including
Martha
the
stalker
(played
by
Jessica
Gunning)
and
Darrien
the
TV
writer
who
grooms
Gadd’s
character
(portrayed
by Tom
Goodman-Hill).
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