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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'So...They Aren't Dirty?': Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s New Hit 'The Rip' Sparks Explosive Lawsuit After Miami Cops Claim Film Painted Them as Corrupt
Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been entertaining the masses for decades, and the two besties from Massachusetts often team up to work together on
Florida Police Officers Sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Claim Details in New Action Thriller Are Too Real
MIAMI (AP) — Two South Florida police officers claimed Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm […] The post Florida Police Officers Sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Claim Details in New Action Thriller Are Too Real appeared first on The Western Journal.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck facing defamation lawsuit over Netflix crime drama ‘The Rip’
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’…
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Netflix Film 'The Rip' Hit with Lawsuit from Miami-Dade Officers
What began as a crime thriller inspired by real events has now sparked a legal battle in court as two Miami-Dade officers accuse the Hollywood stars' Netflix film of crossing the line between fiction and reality. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's production company has been hit with a lawsuit from...
Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Face Lawsuit Over The Rip “Dirty Cop” Portrayal
You don’t usually expect a film set in a fictional Miami drug war to spill over into an actual courtroom. But here we are… Two Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputies have launched a lawsuit against Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, alleging that their Netflix crime drama The Rip crossed a line, portraying them in a way that made them look like “dirty cops”. The officers, Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith, are seeking defamation damages from the actors’ producti…
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