Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's company Artists Equity is the subject of a lawsuit alleging defamation against two Miami law enforcement officials who inspired its film The Rip. According to a report by Entertainment Weekly, published on Saturday, May 9, Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, two police officers from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, are suing the actors' production company over their depictions in the Netflix movie, created by Artists Equity and released on January 16.