Sofía Vergara Sued By Family Of 'Cocaine Godmother' Griselda Blanco To Halt Show
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Relatives of the late drug lord accused both the actor and Netflix of using the family's image and likeness without permission.
Actor Sofía Vergara is being sued over an upcoming Netflix series about the late Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, known as the “Cocaine Godmother” for her reign over the 1980s drug trade in Miami, Florida.
Blanco’s adult children accused both Vergara and Netflix of using the family’s image and likeness without permission for the show “Griselda,” according to Friday reports by TMZ and Entertainment Tonight.
The news comes shortly before the series’ scheduled premiere Thursday.
In the lawsuit, Blanco’s son reportedly said that he’d been shopping around his and his mother’s life stories since 2009 in the hopes of developing them into a production. Netflix expressed interest during that time, he said.
The son, who has previously shared tales about his mother in multiple public interviews, alleged that the streamer said it wouldn’t utilize any of his anecdotes. But the upcoming series heavily relies on them anyway, he claimed, adding that he did not receive any compensation.
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