The dangerous fallout from Baby Reindeer: should Richard Gadd have been less honest about his abusers?

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The internet is rife with speculation about the real-life stalker and real-life abuser from the Netflix hit. But is this show about exploitation starting to seem uncomfortably careless – even exploitative?

It could all have been prevented so easily … Richard Gadd with Jessica Gunning, who plays his stalker, in Baby Reindeer.It could all have been prevented so easily … Richard Gadd with Jessica Gunning, who plays his stalker, in Baby Reindeer.

And quite right too, since it’s as gripping and queasy and uncomfortable a show as you’re ever likely to see. But unintended consequences can come with success. The narrative surrounding Baby Reindeer has moved away from the show this week and into the real world. Besides its lead, the show is essentially about two people: a middle-aged woman who spent years inundating Gadd with thousands of unwanted messages to the detriment of his wellbeing, and a successful older writer who.

 

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