A judge determined that Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer' was not a "true story" as claimed, allowing the real-life 'Martha' to move forward with her lawsuit.

Netflix has failed in its attempt to persuade a judge to throw out a defamation lawsuit brought by the woman who inspired the stalker character in hit series Baby Reindeer. Fiona Harvey claims the streaming giant told "brutal lies" about her to more than 50 million viewers around the world.

A judge has said that "Baby Reindeer" was wrongly labeled as a "true story," opening the way for a defamation lawsuit from the real-life "Martha" portrayed in the show to proceed. The woman, Fiona Harvey,