While the stripper drama Hustlers opened to rave reviews and a massive box office last weekend, one of the inspirations behind the hit film remains unimpressed.
The movie is based on a true story detailed in a 2015 New York Magazine article titled “The Hustlers at Scores,” about 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.
The article focused primarily on Roselyn “Rosie” Keo and Samantha Barbash, who are played by Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez, respectively, in the film. (Lorene Scafaria, the director of the film,...
The movie is based on a true story detailed in a 2015 New York Magazine article titled “The Hustlers at Scores,” about 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.
The article focused primarily on Roselyn “Rosie” Keo and Samantha Barbash, who are played by Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez, respectively, in the film. (Lorene Scafaria, the director of the film,...
- 9/17/2019
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
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