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19.01.2024 / 20:43
Sofia Vergara sued by drug lord Griselda Blanco’s estate over Netflix show
Netflix show.In the show, titled Griselda, Vergara plays the Colombian drug dealer, who was prominent from the 1970s into the early 2000s.According to TMZ, Blanco’s children, who are acting as representatives of her estate, are suing the Modern Family star and Netflix, claiming “unauthorized use of their family’s image and likeness in the upcoming series”.The miniseries is set to premiere on Netflix on January 25, however the lawsuit may delay its release, as Blanco’s children are urging for an injunction to block or delay the series coming out.As per TMZ, Blanco’s son, Michael claims he had done interviews for many years with people who were attempting to get details about the lives of his and his mother, to use to develop into a production.The people with whom Michael was meeting reportedly told him they wanted to “develop his narrative into a show” but also a book. According to TMZ Michael said that “they told him they’d start shopping it around Hollywood in 2016”.