Samantha Barbash

Samantha Barbash is an American entrepreneur and former adult entertainment host known for her life story forming the basis for the movie Hustlers, starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu. The film was adapted from Jessica Pressler's 2015 article in New York magazine, "The Hustlers at Scores".[1][2]

Samantha Barbash
NationalityUSA
Other namesSamantha Foxx
Occupationauthor, occupational spa owner
Known forincidents from her life were dramatized into the movie Hustlers
Websiteunderscorebooks.com

Known professionally as Samantha Foxx, she became an adult entertainment host at 19 and later a hostess at Scores Gentlemen's Club in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan[3] and in the same borough's Hustlers Club. Many of their biggest spending clients were highly paid Wall Street brokers.[4]

Barbash was on probation for five years after pleading guilty of conspiracy, assault and grand larceny. Following her conviction, Barbash opened a spa offering cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery.[2]

In April 2019, Barbash announced she was going to try to stop the film's release, citing defamation and that the producers did not acquire the rights to tell her story.[3][5][6]

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References
  1. "The real woman behind J Lo's stripper character in Hustlers". Evening Standard. UK. September 17, 2019.
  2. Settembre, Jeanette (2019-09-04). "Samantha Barbash, stripper who inspired J-Lo 'Hustlers' movie, blows lid off CEO spending". Fox Business. Archived from the original on 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2019-09-18. She's the inspiration behind Jennifer Lopez's character in the upcoming movie 'Hustlers,' which follows street-smart former strip club employees out for revenge on their Wall Street clients.
  3. Joe Marino; Larry Celona; Natalie O'Neill (2019-04-03). "Strip club scammer claims Jennifer Lopez stole her life story for 'Hustlers'". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-09-18. She told The Post she plans to sue the production company behind the flick, STX Entertainment, and the Bronx-bred pop diva-turned-movie star.
  4. "The Real Scam Behind 'Hustlers' Happened All Over New York City". Bustle.
  5. James Beal; Georgette Culley (2019-04-06). "Real-life sex and drug hustlers behind JLo's new movie rinsed thousands of dollars out of Wall Street traders". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-09-18. JLo was snapped as filming began in New York last week — and speaking exclusively to The Sun, former stripper Samantha, 44, said last night: 'I'm really flattered Jennifer wants to play me. But if she wants to do it, she should talk to me. Everyone who knows me knows the truth.'
  6. Miller, Julie (2019-09-17). "'I Wasn't That Impressed': Hustlers' Real-Life Ramona Reviews the Film". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2019-09-18. 'I decided not to because I wasn't going to give my film rights away…They were trying to pay me a minuscule amount,' Barbash said in a phone call with Vanity Fair on Monday. 'I'm a businesswoman. J. Lo doesn't work for free. Why would I? At the end of the day, I have bags that are worth more than what they wanted to pay me.' (A representative for STX, the production company behind 'Hustlers,' declined to comment on Barbash's account.)
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