A Hollywood production company owned by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck is now facing a lawsuit after two police officers said a movie showed them in a false and damaging way.

The case has been filed by two narcotics officers from Miami-Dade in the United States. They say the Netflix crime film The Rip wrongly portrays them as corrupt officers involved in illegal activities.

The movie is based on a real drug raid that happened in 2016, where police discovered a large amount of cash during an operation. But in the film version, the story is changed for drama. It shows police officers acting dishonestly, including stealing money and breaking the law.

The officers say that even though their real names are not used, the characters in the movie are very similar to them and their real case. Because of this, they believe viewers may connect the negative actions in the film to them in real life.

They claim this has badly affected their reputation. According to the lawsuit, after the movie was released, some people started believing the fictional story and made unfair judgments about their work and honesty.

The legal case is against the production company Artists Equity, which is owned by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, along with another company that helped produce the film. The officers are accusing them of harming their reputation and causing emotional stress.

The officers also say they warned the filmmakers before the movie came out. They asked for changes because they felt the story was misleading and could damage their image. However, the film was still released on Netflix in January 2026.

Now, they are asking the court for a public correction, an apology, and financial compensation for the harm they believe was caused.

Netflix, which released the movie on its platform, has not been named in the lawsuit.

The Rip is a crime thriller that shows a police investigation where things go wrong after officers find a large amount of cash. While the movie is inspired by real events, many parts of the story were changed to make it more dramatic and entertaining.

This case has now started a bigger discussion about how real-life events are used in movies and how much filmmakers should change real stories for entertainment.

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