The real Rosalyn killed herself

The Neck Brace was a subtle way (Without traumatizing the audience) of pointing this out, especially to people familiar with the Abscam Story. While this film is not accurate, which it never claimed to be, it's also not entirely inaccurate either. DOR placed little moments throughout to show he wasn't ignoring some of the unfortunate and harsh realities of what happened. He used the story as a way to convey more about the characters and the ways of the Era. It's far deeper than it gets credit for. I'm not saying it's a Kubrick film, but it's not just surface and style, although those 2 things are key to the real story he was telling. It's loved for a reason. The imdb rating is low but it's acclaimed everywhere else.

I just saw this. The real Rosalyn was Marie Weissberg(?)

And here's much more, including actual names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Hustle

I didn't even know this was based on real events.