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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Facing Defamation Lawsuit over Netflix Crime Drama ‘The Rip’

The deputies say the film reused details from a 2016 drug bust and caused substantial harm to their reputations, while seeking damages and a public correction.

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Two sheriff’s deputies have filed a lawsuit against Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, claiming that their portrayal in Netflix crime drama The Rip made them look like “dirty cops”. Miami-Dade county officers Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith are seeking defamation damages from the actors’ production company, Artists Equity, and alleged in a legal filing this week that their action film mixed fictionalised details with real-life facts from the officers’…

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Nova.ie broke the news on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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