Miami-Dade Police Officers Sue Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Production Company over ‘The Rip’
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Two Miami police officers are suing the producer of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, for the way they would have been portrayed in the police drama "Suspicious Money." Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, both sergeants of the Miami-Dade Police Department, opened a defamation process last week in which they claim that the film uses "clear elements of a real police investigation" involving the two and portrays the police officers as "involved in criminal…
Two South Florida police officers say the thriller "Loot," starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as officers, contains "too many true details" and damaged their reputations. The plaintiffs' "friends, family members, and co-workers" were left with the impression they committed criminal acts after watching the film.
Miami-Dade police officers sue Matt Damon, Ben Affleck production company over ‘The Rip’
Two police officers in Miami filed a lawsuit last week, accusing a production company founded by Massachusetts natives Matt Damon and Ben Affleck of defamation in the new Netflix movie “The Rip.”
South Florida Police Officers File Defamation Lawsuit Against Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Alleging Details in ‘The Rip’ Are Too Real
Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers’ personal and professional reputations, according to a defamation lawsuit. Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, sergeants in the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, filed the lawsuit in Miami federal court earlier this month against Artists Equity, a film producti…
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