George Galloway, the controversial Scottish politician and TV persona, has stated he was “relentlessly” and “bodily” stalked by the real-life Martha from Child Reindeer.
In a clip from a Piers Morgan Uncensored interview, Galloway stated the stalking occurred within the late Eighties and concerned Fiona Harvey calling him “lots of of occasions” and “displaying up most likely lots of of occasions on the most inappropriate locations.”
“At my workplace, wherever she found that we have been, me and my workers and my internal circle, she would breeze in,” he added, saying it started when he was first elected MP for Glasgow Hillhead.
Requested by Morgan if Harvey had ever threatened him, he replied, “No,” however acknowledged he was afraid at occasions she would hurt him. “Yeah, I feel when somebody’s obsessive, you’re all the time afraid that obsession may take a sudden twist and doubtlessly a harmful twist however she by no means did hurt me or threaten to hurt me,” he added. “She was simply in my life once I didn’t need her to be… The final time I noticed her can be round early Nineteen Nineties. And I hadn’t seen her once more till I noticed her on the present.”
Galloway stated he knew lawyer Laura Wray and her husband Jimmy Wray, one other former Labour MP, each of whom have additionally alleged they have been stalked by Harvey. The Scot, who lately launched a political occasion, is operating in subsequent week’s basic election and has appeared on the likes of Superstar Large Brother, stated Harvey’s habits occurred “when stalking was up shut and private as a result of there was no emails, there was no texting.” “You needed to both cellphone somebody on their landline or flip up on the door,” he added. “That’s actual stalking and that’s what she did to me.”
Harvey, who has been recognized because the inspiration for the character performed by Jessica Gunning in Richard Gadd‘s Child Reindeer, is suing Netflix for $170M over defamation and negligence. She has additionally appeared on Morgan’s present to argue her case. Netflix has stated it should defend the case vigorously.
Somewhat than backing Netflix, Galloway stated he “needs her the perfect” within the authorized motion, including: “It seems that Netflix stated she had performed them [certain things] … and been sure locations that she hadn’t.”