The film was based off the 2015 New York Magazine story, “The Hustlers at Scores,” for which Barbash was a source. Barbash pleaded guilty to conspiracy, assault and grand larceny for her role in the real-life scheme in 2016, ultimately serving five years probation.
Hustlers is based on Jessica Pressler's December 2015 New York magazine article “The Hustlers at Scores,” for which the journalist interviewed both Keo and the scheme's other leader, Samantha Foxx (née Barbash; this story will refer to her as Barbash since that is the name she went by at the time and the name listed in ...
In fact, it seems like they never really saw it as a friendship. In an interview with Vulture, Keo described her relationship with Barbash as more of a mutually beneficial (if illegal) business move. She said she hasn't spoken to Barbash or seen any of the old crew since those days.
While much of the story is loosely grounded in the real-life rise and fall of the company Insys Therapeutic and its founder John Kapoor, the company at the heart of the story – Zanna – is fictionalised and headed up by a figure named Jack Neel (Andy Garcia), while the lead character of Liza (Emily Blunt) is an entirely ...
Lopez's character is a seasoned stripper who has starts mentoring younger strippers. She later hatches a scam to steal thousands of dollars from their clients. Like Destiny, Ramona is a character inspired by a real person, Samantha Barbash.
Destiny, Ramona, Annabelle, and Mercedes are arrested, but, only Destiny (thinking of her daughter) takes a plea deal. Ramona is sentenced to five years probation, while the others serve short jail sentences before being released on probation. A year later, Elizabeth visits Ramona, who is now working a retail job.
Jennifer Lopez's Hustlers Character: What Happened to Real-Life Ramona? Samantha Barbash, the woman who inspired Lopez's character, is promoting a book, her medical spa—and her complaints about Hustlers.
In the movie, Lonafen is described as a synthetic form of fentanyl—a highly addictive narcotic—that can help cancer patients mitigate their symptoms and alleviate pain. Lonafen is created and administered by Zanna, a fictional pharmaceutical company, who declines to tell patients about its addictive effects.
Ultimately, Reuters reports that Kapoor was released in June 2023 after only serving two years in prison. In August 2023, he was ordered to pay back $6 million in legal fees due to an unsuccessful criminal defence paid for by Insys. Pain Hustlers is available to watch now on Netflix.
Lonafen Is Not A Real Drug (But Is Based On Subsys)
Lonafen is a made-up opioid that was crafted for the sake of the plot in the 2023 Netflix crime drama film and is not a drug that someone could access. The movie is inspired by true events, though, so Lonafen is based on an actual drug called Subsys.
Hustlers has been banned in Malaysia for its “excessive obscene content”. Starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, the movie follows a group of strip club employees who steal money from rich Wall Street workers by charging their credit cards while they're under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Ramona and Destiny's friendship was the lynchpin of the movie, and the love they had for each other was real and palpable on the screen—sadly, that was all for show.
The singer's hair and makeup was also styled as her character, complete with a fake piercing by her bottom lip. The film is inspired by a viral New York Magazine article about former strip club employees who got their own back on their Wall Street clientele, and Jen's playing the ring leader.
In an email to Vanity Fair, Barbash's lawyer Bruno V. Gioffre Jr. alleged that Hustlers filmmakers and STX Entertainment tried to get Barbash onboard production by asking her to take part in a documentary-style interview that would have been played at the end of the film, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria.
Because of this, not many men came forward, so the women could have actually stolen much more than the $200,000 they were formally accused of taking. Shortly after the women's arraignment in 2014, investigators told the NYT that they were suspected of having drugged dozens of other men.
To this day "Doug" or "Fred" has remained out of the public eye, and kept his identity secret. Probably because as Lopez's Ramona jokes in the movie, men don't like everyone knowing they've been swindled by women.
When Jennifer Lopez accepted to play the character of Ramona for her latest film Hustlers, the 50-year-old star knew she needed to fully step into her character's mindset – even if that meant picking up a bad habit: smoking cigarettes.
Zanna is not a real company, although it is loosely based on Insys Therapeutics, which was founded by John Kapoor. Kapoor has since been convicted of racketeering to increase the profits of his company.
Shkreli, 40, has had a mostly “positive adjustment” since being released from prison last year and is currently employed by the Law Office of Christopher K.
Photo: Courtesy of STX Films. Cardi B doesn't appear much in the trailer for Hustlers, out September 13, but her presence is palpable. She quite literally sets the mood for the movie, inspired by a New York Magazine article about a group of New York strippers who started stealing from wealthy men in the early 2000s.
The Mother (2022) star later revealed that she started smoking behind the scenes of Hustlers to "stay in the mindset" of her character. She wasn't so thrilled about it. But has she fully let go of the habit these days, especially with her beau still at it? Here's what we know.
She was considered a sure thing for a best supporting actress nomination. Then she wasn't. Here are four reasons academy voters gave her the cold shoulder.
