Miami sheriff’s deputies sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon over The Rip movie

Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith have alleged actors’ portrayal in Netflix movie about drug bust makes them look like ‘dirty cops’ Two Miami sheriff’s deputies have filed a lawsuit against Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, claiming the Hollywood actors’ portrayal in a Netflix crime drama makes them look like “dirty cops”. The officers, Jonathan Santana and Jason Smith, deputies with the Miami-Dade county sheriff’s office, are seeking defamation damages from the actors’ production company Artists Eq...

By Richard Luscombe in Miami

Miami cops sue over Matt Damon, Ben Affleck ‘true events’ film, claim it falsely paints them as corrupt

Miami sergeants file a federal defamation lawsuit over "The Rip," alleging the Damon and Affleck film falsely portrays them as corrupt police officers.

Florida police sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming film details 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 fictionalised 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-production company owned by Affleck and Damon. Court filin...

By Associated Press

Miami Police Officers Sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Over ‘The Rip,’ Alleging Netflix Movie Caused ‘Substantial Harm’ to Their Reputations

Two law enforcement officers in the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, have filed a lawsuit against Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company Artists Equity over “The Rip,” the Netflix crime drama directed by Joe Carnahan that launched on the streamer in January. As reported by Entertainment Weekly: “Smith and Santana allege […]

By Zack Sharf