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Today, Explained

The real victims of Baby Reindeer

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Netflix show Baby Reindeer is a hit. It's been viewed 56 million times. The writer claims it's a true story. Others call it slanderous fiction. The Ringer's Meecham Whitson Meriweather and Vox culture editor Meredith Haggerty on what we know for certain. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Matt Collette and Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! vox.com/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In 2016 a Scottish comedian wrote and performed a play about a crazy time in his late 20s

0:06.0

when he says he was the victim of a stalker, a woman he'd met in a bar.

0:10.0

Mistake number one wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

0:12.0

I mean I was practically asking for it.

0:14.7

Am I right, ladies? Four weeks ago Netflix dropped a series based on that play based on his life

0:21.6

called Baby Reindeer. It's since been viewed 56

0:25.0

million times and people cannot stop talking about it.

0:28.0

Quite frankly, I don't think I've ever watched anything quite like this.

0:31.0

I haven't been able to finish watching it because it kind of like traumatized me a little bit,

0:35.8

like it freaked me out.

0:36.8

That should not be allowed to be shown on screen.

0:39.5

There's no reason for us viewers to have to watch what that man went through.

0:43.2

Meantime, the internet identified the stalker, and the woman who'd been identified said,

0:48.1

yes, I knew Richard, but I didn't do any of these things.

0:51.8

That's coming up on today explained,

0:53.5

and there are spoilers in today's episode.

0:59.8

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