Ed Miller/NetflixBy Katie RazzallCulture and media editorJohn Nicolson MP will ask Netflix to substantiate what it told a Parliamentary committee about the woman alleged to have inspired the character Martha from the hit show Baby Reindeer.Giving evidence before the Culture Media and Sport Committee last week, Netflix executive Benjamin King said the show was “obviously a true story of the horrific abuse that the writer and protagonist Richard Gadd suffered at the hands of a convicted stalker”.But Nicolson believes the evidence Netflix gave may have been inaccurate.Knowingly misleading a committee is a contempt of Parliament.The SNP MP told the BBC “it’s clear that the evidence given by Netflix to the select committee is disputed”. He added that “the charge made – of a conviction – is very important. Journalists can find no evidence to back up the Netflix claim”. Fiona Harvey has identified herself as the woman portrayed as Martha the stalker in the series. Neither Netflix or Richard Gadd has confirmed this.
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