Real Life Hustler Not Impressed
The real life inspiration for Jennifer Lopez‘s role in Hustlers has admitted that she wasn’t that impressed with the film. The real life strippers that were portrayed in the film are Roselyn “Rosie” Keo and Samantha Barbash –– who are played by Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez respectfully. Keo and Barbash were New York City strippers who drugged their wealthy clients in order to use their credit cards to run up large bills at the strip club.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Barbash said about the film, “Everyone has been asking, ‘Did I see the movie?’ So I thought, Why don’t I just see the movie-because I knew I was going to have a lot of interviews about it this week. I wasn’t really that impressed.”
She continued, “I was impressed with Jennifer. She was incredible. Her body looked incredible. She had it down to a T, but it wasn’t factual.”
She added, “She had my birthmark that I have. I used to have a piercing on the top of my lip. She had it on the bottom. She had a tattoo on her finger. I had it on my wrist.”