Sofia Vergara Sued by Griselda Blanco’s Estate Over Netflix Show

Sofia Vergara is being taken to courtroom by Griselda Blanco‘s household over her new present the place she performs the notorious Colombian queen-pin … they usually wish to halt its launch.

The actress is called as a defendant in a brand new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, through which her grownup children — appearing as representatives of her property — are suing her and Netflix over what they declare is the unauthorized use of their household’s picture and likeness on this upcoming collection.

In fact, the present options Sofia enjoying the late Griselda in her heyday as some of the distinguished drug lords on this planet — however now, her kids try to forestall it from popping out subsequent week … working to courtroom and asking the decide for an injunction to dam its launch.

The gist of their argument boils all the way down to this … Griselda’s son, Michael, claims he’d been doing interviews for years now with some guys who have been attempting to get his life story — and that of his mom — on paper within the hopes of growing it right into a manufacturing of some type. He alleges these interviews he did with them date again to ’09 all over 2022.

Michael claims that these fellas he was consulting with not solely wished to develop his narrative right into a present, however right into a e book as effectively — and he says they advised him they’d begin purchasing it round Hollywood in 2016. He alleges they pitched it to a producer … forward of a gathering with Netflix about it. Michael claims he was then advised Netflix was — however that they did not wanna use any of his particulars or consultations from the interviews he’d completed.

Quick-forward to the current, and Michael claims he is realized this new ‘Griselda’ present does, in actual fact, lean on a number of his anecdotes and materials … however he says he by no means noticed a dime.

That is why he and his siblings are suing — alleging Netflix principally ripped off their household story and weaved it into the plot of their present … and the youngsters declare use of their very own photographs and likenesses within the present with out their permission violate their rights.

The lawsuit does not particularly say that Netflix cannot depict their mom — a public determine — nevertheless it’s clear the youngsters imagine their likenesses and interview supplies have been used to make it — presumably which means they’re depicted within the precise present in some capability — so they need a decide to step in ASAP to cease it.

The present is meant to return out on Jan. 25 … however the Blanco kids wanna pump the brakes. SV is an EP on this factor BTW — which appears to elucidate why she’s roped in.