SOFIA VERGARA SUED BY GRISELDA BLANCO'S ESTATE ... Stop This Netflix Show!!!

"Sofia Vergara is being taken to court by Griselda Blanco's family over her new show where she plays the infamous Colombian queen-pin ... and they want to halt its release.

The actress is named as a defendant in a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, in which her adult kids -- acting as representatives of her estate -- are suing her and Netflix over what they claim is the unauthorized use of their family's image and likeness in this upcoming series.



Of course, the show features Sofia playing the late Griselda in her heyday as one of the most prominent drug lords in the world -- but now, her children are trying to prevent it from coming out next week ... running to court and asking the judge for an injunction to block its release.

The gist of their argument boils down to this ... Griselda's son, Michael, claims he'd been doing interviews for years now with some guys who were trying to get his life story -- and that of his mother -- on paper in the hopes of developing it into a production of some sort. He alleges these interviews he did with them date back to '09 all the way through 2022.



Michael claims that these fellas he was consulting with not only wanted to develop his narrative into a show, but into a book as well -- and he says they told him they'd start shopping it around Hollywood in 2016. He alleges they pitched it to a producer ... ahead of a meeting with Netflix about it. Michael claims he was then told Netflix was interested -- but that they didn't wanna use any of his details or consultations from the interviews he'd done.


Fast-forward to the present, and Michael claims he's learned this new 'Griselda' show does, in fact, lean on a lot of his anecdotes and material ... but he says he never saw a dime.

That's why he and his siblings are suing -- alleging Netflix basically ripped off their family story and weaved it into the plot of their show ... and the kids claim use of their own images and likenesses in the show without their permission violate their rights.



The lawsuit doesn't specifically say that Netflix can't depict their mother -- a public figure -- but it's clear the kids believe their likenesses and interview materials were used to make it -- presumably meaning they're depicted in the actual show in some capacity -- so they want a judge to step in ASAP to stop it.

The show is supposed to come out on Jan. 25 ... but the Blanco children wanna pump the brakes. SV is an EP on this thing BTW -- which seems to explain why she's roped in.



We've reached out to Sofia and Netflix ... so far, no word back."

↪ https://www.tmz.com/2024/ .. blanco-estate/

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Sounds right - pay them some $$$

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You would think Netflix would've learn to stop playing with those people after one of their crew members from Narcos turned up missing. These folks are bold AF

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They got wrong women to play her anyway

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Raw!

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They already got paid you don’t have to do it again

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They momma was ugly as Fck they should be happy

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Is the show any good?

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Exactly

The prosthetics don't even make sense

Her nose wasn't big like that. She was short and fat.

The just needed a name to draw an audience

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Facts, the bi#ch Griselda was ugly af!!! Not fair for a good looking woman to portray her

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no different than people releasing an unauthorized autobiography is it?

i wonder if gris had any bred set aside. they said he was making billions too

netflix didnt give her the butt chin lol

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Fake story anyway, so was Pablo Escobar both super fake stories

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The girl who played that Latin chick in Power Raising Kanan should’ve played Griselda.

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You was there ?

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Griselda's story wasn't fake. Pablo's was blown out of proportion.

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The businesspeople at Netflix making these decisions won't be on sets on location... they don't care...

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She was a public figure. IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, you only have to pay the biographer/author of a book on Griselda, which the estate would not make a dime from, if you don't want to do any research on your own



I am not sure if they can even sue if what the sons says is true. The court will let us know.

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Could’ve pulled up to any Texas city, mainly El Paso and found a short fat lineman built Mexican lady.

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You gotta see pics of her during her younger days. She was gorgeous! And she definitely used her beauty to rise up.

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This is freaking hilarious I'm dead. That Sophia lady is drop dead gorgeous even for her age shes a baddie. Her playing the short ugly Griselda Blanco is like a madtv sketch pure comedy. I don't take Sophia serious as an actress AT ALL. She's just good looking. And with all the scandals involving Hollyweird and casting couches women sleeping with execs to get roles I honestly believe she GOT to be one of them. Halle Berry ain't that great either honestly. Y'all think she killed it playing storm in X-Men. Hell naw, with that trash African accent. Hollywood has no shame. Hilarious

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Cocaine Cowboys 2

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Good choice


She was looking nice on raising kanan in the last episode I saw


Would bend that a$s over

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This has already been done its called Cocaine Cowboys 2

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Cocaine Cowboys 2 isn't the same as this. Netflix show is a drama based on her life with Vegara playing her.

How many people actually knew who she was before they watched Cocaine Cowboys 2?

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