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Netflix forced to remove sex scene from popular series after man show is about complained

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Updated 11:15 28 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 10:58 28 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Netflix forced to remove sex scene from popular series after man show is about complained

Spanish drug smuggler Laureano Oubiña wasn't happy about the inclusion of the sex scene in Cocaine Coast

Olivia Burke

Olivia Burke

Netflix has been made to remove an 'explicit sex' scene from one of their hit crime series after the bloke it's based on sued them over his show depiction.

The streaming platform has been facing several lawsuits recently; they've got the family of Griselda Blanco on their backs for the 'unauthorised use of their image and likeness' in Sofia Veraga's series Griselda, as well as Alex Murdaugh's only surviving son Buster on their case for 'connecting him' to the murder of his former classmate in the documentary Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.

And of course, there's the ongoing Baby Reindeer saga, with the 'real-life Martha' Fiona Harvey now suing the streaming service for over £130 million.

And now, a Spanish court has ordered Netflix to remove a sex scene from the popular crime series Cocaine Coast after the man it's based on, Laureano Oubiña, complained about it.

The notorious smuggler and drug trafficker, from Galicia, launched a legal battle against the streaming giant after being left outraged by the portrayal of him and his wife Esther Lago García in the hit show.

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Oubiña, who is also known as 'The Birdie', sued Netflix for €1.5 million (£1.2 million) for the 'moral damage' that Cocaine Coast had caused him, after first attempting to take them to court for that amount on the basis of the creation of the show.

Laureano Oubiña didn't appreciate the inclusion of a sex scene with him and his wife Esther Lago García in the series (Bambu Producciones)
Laureano Oubiña didn't appreciate the inclusion of a sex scene with him and his wife Esther Lago García in the series (Bambu Producciones)

The kingpin claimed that the series painted him out as a violent cocaine trafficker, with his lawyer Jorge Paladino saying the series had drastically impacted his life since it was released on the streaming site in August 2018.

Paladino said: "The life of Mr Laureano Oubiña has worsened considerably since the broadcast of this series because he is portrayed as a person capable of taking the life of another, [a] violent, sexist, a cocaine trafficker, impotent, vicious, unfaithful, a bad father, a bad husband, a brute, foolish, vengeful, an abuser of women, ignorant and a mafioso."

Cocaine Coast follows a 'young fisherman' who eventually becomes a 'prosperous cocaine smuggler by providing Latin American suppliers with a European entry point'.

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The drug smuggler launched a legal battle against Netflix (Adrian Irago/Europa Press via Getty Images)
The drug smuggler launched a legal battle against Netflix (Adrian Irago/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Another major sticking point in the case was the fact that Oubiña - who is played by actor Carlos Blanco in the series - was left furious about the inclusion of raunchy scenes depicting him and his wife having sex.

A judge decided that Netflix's portrayal of the Spanish crime boss was not 'very different' from real life events, saying that it found the show had been 'inspired by reality' and therefore rejected his complaint about how he was characterised.

However, the court did side with Oubiña about the sex scene.

It ruled that its inclusion was not justified and was just used to 'hook the viewer into the plot'.

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A judge has ordered the streaming platform to remove the sex scene from Cocaine Coast (Bambu Producciones)
A judge has ordered the streaming platform to remove the sex scene from Cocaine Coast (Bambu Producciones)

For those who haven't watched Cocaine Coast and are wondering what on earth the pair get up to at this part, the couple are basically interrupted in the bedroom by a police raid - but they can only be seen from behind.

Netflix has now been forced to remove the scene and pay Oubiña €15,000 for breaching his privacy following the court case, according to The Times.

The judge said that the 'undeniable creative freedom of the creators and producers of the series' did not justify the inclusion of the scene.

Featured Image Credit: Bambu Producciones

Topics: Netflix, TV and Film, Drugs, Crime, Sex and Relationships

Olivia Burke
Olivia Burke

Olivia is a journalist at LADbible Group with more than five years of experience and has worked for a number of top publishers, including News UK. She also enjoys writing food reviews (as well as the eating part). She is a stereotypical reality TV addict, but still finds time for a serious documentary.

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