However, the film has landed Lopez in a little of bit of hot water, as one of the women whose story inspired the film has filed a $40 million lawsuit against Nuyorican Productions, along with STX Entertainment, and Gloria Sanchez Productions, alleging that her story and likeness were “used without permission.”
According to legal documents, Samantha Barbash filed the suit claiming that Lopez’s character, Ramona, was portrayed without her consent, including “calculated efforts to ensure that the public knew that the character portrayed by J.Lo was, in fact, Barbash,” instead of creating a fictionalized narrative or “composite” of characters.”
Lopez earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in the film, with many expecting a similar result for the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony.
Via Yahoo!