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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Production Company Facing Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘The Rip’
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Production Company Facing Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘The Rip’

The Hollywood Reporter·Kevin Dolak·23 days ago
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Logo text Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are facing a defamation lawsuit from two Miami-Dade police officers who claim in a legal filing this week that the Hollywood A-listers’ action film The Rip blends fictionalized details with hard facts from the officers’ real-life experiences too liberally, causing major reputational damage to them personally and professionally. The Rip , an action thriller about Miami narcotics officers who become corrupt as they’re consumed by greed and division, was written and directed by Joe Carnahan and developed with Michael McGraw. The story draws from the account of Miami-Dade County Police Captain Chris Casiano, a longtime friend of Carnahan. In the film, a narcotics team in Miami discovers millions in cash hidden inside a drug cartel stash house during a raid. Paranoia, greed, and suspicion among the squad follow, fracturing their loyalty and soon eroding any remaining trust. The thriller was released on Netflix in January to a positive reception.…

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