Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez at the 77th Golden Globes - PictureLux / Starface

$ 40 million. This is the sum that Samantha Barbash claims in the production of Queens , according to Rolling Stone . The hostess, who inspired the character of Jennifer Lopez in the film, one of the boxes of 2019, says that she is the victim of defamation.

She is presented there as a stripper, when it never was the case according to her. Samantha Barbash also adds that she never gave permission to represent her on screen in this way. She also requests that the distribution of the film be stopped.

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Based on an article in New York magazine, which tells the true story of the scam of a group of exotic dancers on their wealthy clients, Wall Street bankers, Queens made more than $ 150 million in box revenue -office and earned its star, Jennifer Lopez, a Golden Globes nomination for Best Supporting Actress. But Samantha Barbash obviously did not appreciate that the producers, which includes the interpreter of Jenny from the Block , wait until the release of the film is imminent to offer him the modest sum of 6,000 dollars for the rights of its history, as his lawyer told Rolling Stone .

For several months, she had threatened to take the case to court, complaining that her personal story had been “stolen”. In 2016, Samantah Barbash pleaded guilty to aggravated theft and assault, and was sentenced to five years on parole.

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