The action movie The Rip (The loot) would be in the crosshairs of the authorities, after two officers from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office filed a formal complaint against the production company of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, considering that there is damage to its image after the premiere of this production.
The agents point out that, since the premiere of The loothave been related to the characters of Lieutenant Dane Dumars and Detective JD Byrne, played by Damon and Affleck, and their image within the Police has been affected.
The lootwritten by Joe Carnahan, places the audience in Miami, where two police officers are involved in corruption and linked to criminal activities. The story presented in The loot relates agents Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, because Carnahan himself pointed out that the plot is inspired by one of the cases in which they both worked, as compiled Infobae.
The story shows how two agents played by Damon and Affleck discover illicit money belonging to one of the drug cartels that operates in the area. From this the plot develops, in which both agents show conduct inappropriate for the Police during the operation.
Although the production company Artists Equity and Falco Productions did not reveal the names of the two agents who filed the lawsuit, the complainants point out that they have been linked to the characters because at the beginning of the film it is indicated that it is based on real events and because, during the promotion, the writer and director highlighted that it was inspired by the anti-drug raid that occurred in Miami Lakes in 2016, in which both participated.
The case that Carnahan referred to during the promotion of The loothighlights Infobaecorresponds to a procedure carried out by the Miami-Dade Police Department in 2016, when US$21 million coming from money laundering were located.
The defamation lawsuit points out that the specific data presented in the film and during promotion have led people to associate the agents with the characters, which has caused them a bad image, since, according to Entertainment Weeklythe tape “shows bad conduct, poor judgment and unethical behavior.”
The plaintiffs emphasize that all the events, except for the discovery of the money, did not occur during the operation, so they proceeded to accuse the production company of direct defamation, implicit defamation and intentional emotional harm, accusations to which those accused have not yet responded.
As part of the legal process, those affected request financial compensation and payment of legal fees, as well as the inclusion of a disclaimer prominently indicating that the events represented do not correspond to what really happened during the 2016 operation.