Sofia Vergara sued by the estate of ‘cocaine queen’ Griselda Blanco over Netflix series ‘Griselda’
It’s nothing to snort at.
Sofia Vergara and Netflix are being sued by the estate of late Columbian drug queenpin Griselda Blanco over Vergara’s upcoming Netflix series, “Griselda,” according to TMZ.
Blanco’s children, led by her son, Michael, are trying to get a judge to grant an injunction preventing the release of the six-part series, premiering Jan. 25 on the streaming platform.
The Colombian actress, 51, stars as Blanco in the series and is nearly unrecognizable in the role, which forced her to hide her famous curvy figure. She is also an executive producer.
Blanco ran her drug operation out of Miami from the 1970s through the early 2000s. She was nicknamed the “Cocaine Queen” and “The Godmother” and was feared for her business tactics.
Blanco was arrested in 1985 and charged with conspiring to manufacture, import and distribute cocaine. After being sentenced to 15 years behind bars, she was released from prison in 2004.
She was assassinated in a drive-by motorcycle shooting in Medellin, Colombia, in 2012 when she was 69.
Blanco’s son, Michael, claims that he did a bunch of interviews with writers who were trying to get his and his mother’s life story on paper to develop into a book or movie, which they would shop around Hollywood in 2016.
Michael claims he did these interviews from 2009 through 2022 and that “Griselda” uses a lot of the anecdotes and material he provided to the writers — and that he wasn’t paid a dime for the details.
He and his siblings are suing Netflix, alleging it ripped off his family’s story to incorporate it into the plotline of “Griselda” — and that their images and likenesses were used in the series without their permission, violating their rights.
According to TMZ, the lawsuit does not claim that Netflix cannot dramatize their mother, who was a public figure, only that details provided by the family are used without any financial compensation to them.
Vergara starred as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on “Modern Family” for all 11 seasons of the hit ABC series.
She is currently a judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” after joining the show in 2020.
Vergara recently opened up about her divorce from actor Joe Manganiello to “CBS Sunday Morning” as reported by Page Six. “You can’t hide those things,” she said.“ I’ve been moving on. You’re out there [in the public eye] and people know that’s part of being a celebrity.
“I knew it was gonna happen.”
Netflix had no comment when contacted by The Post, which also reached out to Vergara’s reps.
