Samantha Barbash — the former strip-club hostess who inspired Jennifer Lopez’s critically-acclaimed turn as Romana Vega in the 2019 film “Hustlers” — is suing the celebrity’s production company for $20 million.
Barbash, 47, who reportedly was an inspiration for the movie’s heroine, claims Lopez’s company Nuyorican Productions “exploited” her likeness in the film without her permission, according to her Manhattan federal court defamation lawsuit filed Tuesday. According to the suit, she had previously refused to sign any of the consent waivers offered to her by the filmmakers, so they used her likeness without obtaining one.
The suit notes that Lopez’s character even replicate images of Barbash printed in The New York Post — including her giving two middle fingers to photographers as she left court – Barbash was accused of drugging and blackmailing her rich clients. She was sentenced to five months probation in 2017 after pleading guilty to conspiracy, assault, and grand larceny.
The complaint names STX Financing, Gloria Sanchez Productions, Pole Sister LLC, Nuyorican Productions and various John and Jane Does as defendants — but not J. Lo herself. She is also demanding producers cease the release of the film, which came out in September, and turn over all copies and promotional material.
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