What does Samantha Barbash do now?

These days, Barbash runs a spa and is writing her own book about the scandal, called “Underscore,” insisting she has moved on.

Are Barbash and Keo still friends?

In reality, Barbash and Keo haven’t spoken since, and while Keo really did tell Pressler that she and Barbash “were like Kobe and Shaq,” New York magazine’s follow-up suggests they were never exactly best friends: “They just worked well together on something which happened to be illegal.”

Why did they bleep Doug’s name in Hustlers?

Doug is actually Zyad Younan. Another victim named Zyad Younan, a New Jersey cardiologist claimed the ladies drugged him and ran his AMEX up $135,000 in charges. According to New York Post, this prompted the DEA investigation and (unconfirmed) sting operation depicted in the film.

Why did Jennifer Lopez do Hustlers for free?

But despite your contributions to Hustlers’ box-office numbers, Jennifer Lopez didn’t make much money off the movie at all! In an interview with GQ, J. Lo revealed that she produced Hustlers for the whopping price of $free. 99 simply because she wanted to.