JLo’s production company sued by woman who inspired Hustlers

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The woman who inspired JLo's film Hustlers is suing the star for a range of legal claims... including defamation.

Barbash is taking Nuyorican Productions to task to the tune of $40 million — $20 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages — over claims the company “exploited” her likeness and her story without her permission. Additionally, the 47-year-old says the film defamed her in the process.magazine, Barbash alleges that the movie’s producers attempted to “obtain a consent and waiver from Ms. Barbash for the production of the film and their ultimate portrayal” of her.

Furthermore, the suit claims the movie even recreated published images of Barbash in the film, including the infamous picture in which Barbash flashed double middle fingers to photographers as she exited a courthouse,“Anyone who views the film will believe Plaintiff to be an individual of little to no moral or ethical values, devoid of any loyalty to her colleagues, under the influence of hard drugs, and with misandrist tendencies,” the court papers stated.

Additional demands made by Barbash in the suit also call for the cease of any distribution or release of the film, which premiered in September, according toBarbash also reportedly wants all promotional materials and copies of the movie to be turned over.

 

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