Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Netflix Film 'The Rip' Being Sued by Police Officers

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Netflix Film 'The Rip' Being Sued by Police Officers
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are being sued by Miami police officers who claim the crime thriller unfairly damages their reputation through a negative depiction of involved officers in the 2016 Miami Lakes narcotics raid.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are being sued by Miami police officers over their Netflix film, “ The Rip . ” The crime thriller , which was released in January, stars Damon and Affleck as police officers in the Miami-Dade Police Department narcotics unit.

It’s inspired by the true story of the 2016 Miami Lakes narcotics raid, which became theMultiple police officers involved in the 2016 raid are now suing Affleck and Damon through their production company, Artists Equity,. Officers claim the film unfairly damages the reputation of the officers who were involved in the 2016 raid through its negative depiction of them. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are being sued through their production company, Artists Equity, over their Netflix crime thriller, “The Rip.

”“The Rip” is inspired by the true story of the 2016 Miami Lakes narcotics raid, when police seized more than $24 million in cash. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's London romance tour continues with another PDA-filled date nightJonathan Santana, a deputy for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, told the outlet, “When you rip something, you’re stealing something. We never stole a dollar.

”6 Some Miami police officers involved in the 2016 raid are now suing, claiming the film damaged their reputations by portraying them as crooked cops. Attorney Ignacio Alvarez said, “They portrayed police officers as dirty, they portrayed my clients as dirty. Now their reputations are hurt. ”Santana’s attorney, Ignacio Alvarez, also told the outlet, “They portrayed police officers as dirty, they portrayed my clients as dirty.

Now their reputations are hurt. ” He added, “My clients are now hurt for the rest of their lives with everybody that they’re dirty. ”This isn’t the first time “The Rip” — which also stars Steven Yeun and Kyle Chandler — has ruffled feathers.

Damon and Affleck, seen here at the film’s premiere in January, have yet to respond publicly to the lawsuit,The movie was filmed primarily in Hilaleah, Florida, and Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo blasted the film in January, claiming that it falsely portrayed the city as unsafe..

“If you have never been to Hialeah, if you live somewhere else in this country and you see this film, I wouldn’t want to come here, and that’s a problem.

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""The Rip" is inspired by the true story of the 2016 Miami Lakes narcotics raid, when police seized more than $24 million in cash. Some Miami police officers involved in the 2016 raid are now suing, claiming the film damaged their reputations by portraying them as crooked cops. Attorney Ignacio Alvarez said,"They portrayed police officers as dirty, they portrayed my clients as dirty. Now their reputations are hurt.

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