Sofia Vergara is sued by the family of Griselda Bianco over the Netflix series where Sofia played the character of Griselda Bianco who was known to have reign over the 1980s drug trade in Miami, Florida.
Griselda Blanco Restrepo was known as the Cocaine Godmother, as she traded drugs in 1980s and was related to underworld of Miami, United States. Due to drug dealing Griselda was accused of federal 15 years imprisonment and in Florida 20 years of imprisonment.
Griselda Blanco died because of gunshots on September 3, 2012. Blanc’s children accused both Vergara and Netflix of using the family’s image and likeness without permission for the show, according to TMZ.
As per TODAY, Sofia Vergara is being sued by the estate of former Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco over the new Netflix limited series “Griselda.”
The 51-year-old actor, along with Netflix and others involved in the project, are named as co-defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed Jan. 17 in Florida’s Miami-Dade County and obtained by NBC News. Vergara plays Griselda Blanco in “Griselda” and also serves as an executive producer on the series.
Griselda Blanco’s son, Michael Corleone Blanco, identified as Michael Sepulvedablanco in the lawsuit documents, and his wife, Marie, are seeking damages “in excess of $50,000,” as well as an emergency temporary injunction to block the Jan. 25 release of “Griselda,” arguing that the series and its promotional materials use the unauthorized “image, likeness and/or identity” of family members.
The pair also allege in their complaint that the series relied on recorded conversations the show’s producers had with Michael Corleone Blanco, who was not compensated for their use.
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