Sofia Vergara settles ‘Griselda’ lawsuit out of court

Sofía Vergara, Netflix and the producers of the series “Griselda” were sued on January 17 by Michael Corleone Blanco, Griselda Blanco’s son, and his wife, Marie Ramírez, for using his “image, likeness and/or identity” Colombian. drug dealer without her license.

However, nearly a month after legal action was filed, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the parties reached an out-of-court settlement and Griselda’s son’s legal team “dismissed the complaint with prejudice,” which would mean that They cannot file another complaint for the same claimthe portal explains.

So far, it has not been made public what the deal consists of, nor the amount agreed for the scion of one of Colombia’s most dangerous criminals of all time.

What did Griselda Blanco’s son ask for?

On January 17, 2024, Michael Corleone and his wife sued Netflix and the producers of “Griselda,” including Sofia Vergara who also stars in the series, in a Miami-Dade County court, alleging that they had not authorized the use of the term “image, likeness and/identity” and requested that the six-episode project, which premiered on the streaming platform on January 25, not be released.

In the complaint, Griselda’s son explains that between 2009 and 2022 he had approaches with producers to “develop a book and a program about his mother’s story,” for which recorded testimonies and shared material with them. However, he noted that he learned from the media about the series starring Vergara and claimed that executives made use of “her narration and other material.” without your consent.

Michael Corleone points out in the lawsuit that his “literary, artistic, private and unpublished work is being used to represent the life story of himself and his mother Griselda Blanco de Trujillo,” without crediting him.

Now, the arts have reached an agreement, the terms of which are unknown.