South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in ‘The Rip’ are too real

Two South Florida police officers claim Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s recent action thriller “The Rip” used too many real-life details in its fictionalized narrative, causing harm to the officers’ personal and professional reputations. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office sergeants filed the lawsuit in federal court earlier this month against Artists Equity, a film production company owned by Affleck and Damon. They play police officers who find millions of dollars inside a house. Parts of the movie w...