Published 11:57 IST, November 17th 2020
Jennifer Lopez's production company fights away lawsuit worth $40 million
Jennifer Lopez's production company fights away lawsuit worth $40 million filed by Samantha Barbash. Read on to know more details about the story
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Nuyorican Productions, Jennifer Lopez’s production company is finally heaving a sign of relief after a federal judge dismissed Samantha Barbash’s lawsuit against company. latter was inspiration behind 2019 film Hustlers starring Lopez, Constance WU and ors. Re on to kw more about lawsuit and or details.
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JLo’s Nuyorican Productions gets through lawsuit
Jennifer Lopez’s production company has successfully got through lawsuit filed against m by Samantha Barbash. Barbash was inspiration behind 2019 JLo starrer Hustler, structured around an article titled ' Hustlers at Scores', in New York Magazine. As per documents exclusively obtained by E! News, judge has decided to grant defendants May Motion to dismiss case, which brings an end to almost a year-long court battle.
In his statement to publication, Samantha’s attorney said that ir client is 'obviously unhappy' with court’s decision to dismiss case, more so because JLo and her production company have me huge sums of profits, by using Samantha’s life and her story, but Samantha got thing in compensation. Furr, statement mentioned how Jennifer and director of movie portray an im of being supportive of women’s rights and yet were t concerned about Samantha’s privacy right as a woman. statement also mentions how duo h issues with using her stories for ir vant which led to Samantha’s loss. Barbash is looking through all her appellate options.
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production company Nuyorican Productions, STX Entertainment, Gloria Sanchez Productions, and Pole Sister LLC were sued for $40 million dollars, by Samantha Barbash who was main inspiration behind character Ramona in movie. film got Lopez a mination for Best Supporting Actor Category in Golden Globes Awards 2020. movie was inspired by an article titled ‘ Hustlers at Scores’ and looks in detail at real-life events of Samantha Barbash and her days as a stripper at Score's Gentlemen's Club in New York. Samantha Barbash has claimed that Lopez and her production company used her story without her consent and defamed her in process.
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11:57 IST, November 17th 2020