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Revision as of 05:05, 2 October 2019
Samantha Barbash | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Other names | Samantha Foxxxx |
| Occupation(s) | bar hostess, author |
| Known for | incidents from her life were dramatized into the movie Hustlers |
| Criminal charge | credit card fraud |
| Criminal penalty | five years probation |
| Website | underscorebooks |
Samantha Barbash (born December 25, 1983 in the Bronx, NY) is an American author, entrepreneur and former adult entertainment host. She is most notable because her real life story is the subject of the movie, Hustlers which stars Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B. Hustlers is a film developed from Jessica Pressler’s 2015 article in New York Magazine called "The Hustlers at Scores,” which was nominated for a National Magazine Award.[1][2]
Known professionally as Samantha Foxx, she became an adult entertainment host at 19 and later a hostess at Scores Gentlemen's Club in Chelsea, New York[3] and Hustlers Club in Manhattan.[4]
Many of their biggest spending clients were highly paid Wall Street brokers. After the Wall Street bubble collapsed it took more effort for Barbash, Keo and their friends to make money. So they started calling old clients, suggesting they meet up, in an ordinary bar or restaurant, for an ordinary date. However, at a key point, where he had had enough to be suggestible, her friends would arrive, and suggest they go to a strip club. They had arrangements with certain strip clubs to get a generous kickback from the target's credit card bill. Once in a private room, at the strip club they would call rack up expensive charges on the target's credit card. Sometimes they would covertly drug the target to make him suggestible. The drug cocktail they used would also wipe the evening from the target's memory.
Keo would later describe how they figured that, even if the target found the bill inexplicably large, they would be reluctant to make waves, because it would require explaining their secret indulgences to the Police, to their wives, and often their employers, since the charges were often to corporate credit cards. In 2014 one of their targets, a cardiologist, who was self-employed, thus didn't have to explain going to strip clubs to an employer, who was unmarried, and thus didn't have to explain himself to his wife, did make waves. He refused to pay his $135,000 credit card charges, and his credit card company's investigation eventually concluded the charges were fraudulent. New York City Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration asked for his help, and the team were charged, and eventually convicted, after arriving at plea deals.[5]
According to Fox Business, following her conviction Barbash opened a spa that offered cosmetic procedures and plastic surgery.[2]
In April, 2019, Barbash told the New York Post she was going to try to stop the film's release, because it defamed her, and the producers did not acquire the rights to tell her story.[6] In April Barbash said she was flattered Jennifer Lopez was playing her.[7] But, by the time the film was released she said that Cardi B, who played a smaller role in the film, would have been a better choice.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "The real woman behind J Lo's stripper character in Hustlers". Evening Standard. 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b Jeanette Settembre (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.
- ^ Hudson, Kate (17 September 2019). "Fact Checking the Real 'Hustlers': How Accurate Were Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu's Portrayals?". Pajiba.
- ^ "The Real Scam Behind 'Hustlers' Happened All Over New York City". Bustle.
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Margaret Abrams (2019-09-17). "Who is Samantha Barbash? The real life true story the Hustlers movie is based on". The Evening Standard. New York City. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
Barbash was on probation for five years after pleading guilty of conspiracy, assault and grand larceny. She's now claiming that Lopez and producers did not secure the rights to her life story.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.'
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Julie Miller (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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