United Kingdom, May 11 -- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are being sued by Miami cops.

The two friends' latest movie, The Rip - which is produced by their own company, Artists Equity - sees them play two police officers who uncover corruption within the Miami-Dade Police Department after discovering $20 million of cartel cash, and a new lawsuit has accused them of defaming the real people who allegedly inspired the tale.

Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana are officers in the Miami-Dade Sherrif's Office, and while they are not mentioned by name in the film, they are suing Artists Equity and Ben and Matt's LLC production company Falco Productions over the depiction of law enforcement characters in The Rip.

According to documents obtained by En...