Miami Police Officers Sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Over ‘The Rip,’ Alleging Netflix Movie Caused ‘Substantial Harm’ to Their Reputations

Home Film News May 11, 2026 2:12am PT Miami Police Officers Sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Over ‘The Rip,’ Alleging Netflix Movie Caused ‘Substantial Harm’ to Their Reputations By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest Marilyn Monroe’s Final Interview Sets Release and Finds Her Embracing Sex Symbol Status: ‘I Never Had an Erotic Scene and Always Wanted to Test It Out’ 3 days ago Mark Ruffalo Says Hollywood Stars Declined to Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-WB Merger ‘Because They’re Afraid’ the Studio Will Blacklist Them 4 days ago ‘My Name Is Earl’ Star Jaime Pressly Launches OnlyFans: ‘I’ve Always Believed in Evolving With the Times’ (EXCLUSIVE) 4 days ago See All Claire Folger/Netflix Two law enforcement officers in the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, have filed a lawsuit against Ben Affleck and Matt Damon‘s production company Artists Equity over “The Rip,” the Netflix crime drama directed by Joe Carnahan that launched on the streamer in January. As reported by Entertainment Weekly: “Smith and Santana allege the characters played by Affleck and Damon in the movie have caused them ‘substantial harm to their personal and professional reputations’ because the movie and its advertisements ‘imply misconduct, poor judgment, and unethical behavior in connection with a real law enforcement operation.'” Related Stories Chile’s 'Red Hangar’ Sweeps 41st Guadalajara Film Festival