05:52 AM EDT, 06/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Netflix ( NFLX ) has been sued for damages that could surpass $170 million by a woman who claims she was falsely portrayed as a stalker in the "Baby Reindeer" miniseries, multiple news outlets reported.

Fiona Harvey said in a lawsuit filed Thursday in California that she was the inspiration for a character on the show named Martha, who stalks the protagonist and is accused of sexual assault, according to the reports.

Harvey reportedly alleged that viewers of the show, which claims to be a true story, tracked her down and have been sending her online threats.

"We intend to defend this matter vigorously," The Wall Street Journal quoted a Netflix ( NFLX ) spokesman as saying.

Netflix ( NFLX ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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