Earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed against Universal Studios and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen by California resident Richelle Olson. Olson claims that while Baron was shooting for his new film Bruno at a charity bingo event in 2007, she was pushed by the hirsuit comedian, “fell and was surrounded by cameramen who attacked her. Later, she says she fainted, hit her head causing bleeding to her brain, and must now use a wheelchair.”
But I suspect her brain damage may have occurred before she ever came into contact with Austria’s favorite fictional gay son. Unfortunately for Olsen, because Cohen was obviously filming a movie, there is substantial footage of her full encounter with Cohen that “clearly shows that Ms. Olson was never touched or in any way assaulted by Sacha Baron Cohen or any member of the production and suffered no injury.”
Universal called the lawsuit “frivolous” and “baseless” and has said they expect to be fully vinidicated.
If the fallout from Borat is any indication, I’m guessing this is only the first of many frivolous lawsuits from humorless people who weren’t really hurt by Cohen, but are just pissed off because he made them look foolish and caught it all on tape.
I wonder when everyone will get as tired of his stupid act as i am.
I’m already right there with you…
Agreed! Bruno is nothing but gay blackface!
Too bad, I was actually hoping he’d lose a ginormous lawsuit and have to stop making these idiotic films with the same tired schtick. When it’s not even shocking anymore to show off your balls, you’ve long since jumped the shark (or, I guess, jammed your balls in the shark, whatever).
Guys: this is not Borat or Ali G. This is a completely different movie. Ali G and Borat are completely different, and Bruno will be completely different. How can you be sick of it if you’ve never seen it?
I think Sacha Baron Conan is a genius, and I’m not usually into slap-stick.
I love Sacha Baron Conan too
Same shit, different names, still not funny.
Think it all you want but He’s not a genius.
“lawsuits from humorless people”
you all must be humorless old farts, cuz this guy is funny.