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California High School In Trouble For Letting Football Team Pose With Bruno
Original at Starpulse.com
• Tue, Jun 30
Funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has landed teachers at a California high school in big trouble after a sexy photoshoot with teenage football players appeared in the new issue of men's magazine GQ. Funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has landed teachers at a California high school in big trouble after a...
Pauly Shore To Sue 'Bruno'?
Original at Starpulse.com
• Tue, Jun 30
Sacha Baron Cohen is facing more legal woes - comedian Pauly Shore has alleged a scene in new movie Bruno is taken from his film Adopted. Sacha Baron Cohen is facing more legal woes - comedian Pauly Shore has alleged a scene in new movie Bruno is taken from his film Adopted.[...] Read more!
Universal Temporarily Removes Michael Jackson Scene from BrünoOriginal at Film School Rejects
• Fri, Jun 26
By Neil Miller The scene in question sees Bruno, the gay Austrian fashion journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen, interviewing an unsuspecting LaToya Jackson about various topics, including her brother. Among the topics: the pop star’s high-pitched voice and his trademark white glove. According to...
'Bruno's' Disco Tank & Chanel Bazooka In LA
Original at Starpulse.com
• Fri, Jun 26
He may have been overshadowed by Michael Jackson's death yesterday, but Sacha Baron Cohen still made an impression at the LA premiere of Bruno. What do you think of Bruno's latest stunt? See more photos from the LA premiere and others after the jump...
Sacha Baron Cohen Appears As Bull In Spain
Original at Starpulse.com
• Thu, Jun 18
MADRID (AP) - Actor Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie character, an Austrian fashionista called Bruno, drew gasps and some cheers as he appeared dressed as a bull in front of Spain's main bullring Thursday. MADRID (AP) - Actor Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie character, an Austrian fashi...
Bruno Answers GQ Readers' Burning Fashion Questions
Original at topix.net
• Wed, Jun 17
Sacha Baron Cohen in character as Bruno the gay Austrian fashion reporter chatted with GQ magazine about his life, posed naked in a photoshoot and answered readers' burning fashion questions.
The Celebrity Tour of Notting Hill Heads to the Stars
Original at topix.net
• Mon, Jun 15
London, UK, June 15, 2009 -- Sacha Baron Cohen, in London to promote his new film 'Bruno', left the Portobello Hotel with Isla Fisher, and walked right through the middle of the group taking The Celebrity Tour of Notting Hill.
Sacha Baron Cohen Threatened With Guns During 'Bruno' Shoot
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sun, Jun 14
British comic Sacha Baron Cohen was reportedly threatened by a group of men with guns after embarrassing them as he filmed new movie Bruno in the Deep South. British comic Sacha Baron Cohen was reportedly threatened by a group of men with guns after embarrassing them as he filmed new movie B...
Revealed: the secrets behind the Sacha Baron Cohen setups
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Sun, Jun 14
He has successfully fooled dozens of unwitting victims into thinking he is a rapper, a Kazakh TV reporter and most recently a gay Austrian fashion designer.
Gold Man Thongs - Space Fashion Shoot on Sacha Baron Cohen as Bruno
Original at topix.net
• Sat, Jun 13
Posing with a perfectly manicured treasure trail, Sacha Baron Cohen was in full-blown Bruno persona in a photo spread in British Marie Claire.
Gay Groups Growing Concern over 'Bruno'
Original at topix.net
• Fri, Jun 12
After an exhaustive and controversial production proccess, Sacha Baron Cohen and UNIVERSAL are finally set to unleash BRUNO onto the multiplex -- and gay groups are reacting with "deeply mixed" emotions! "Some people in our community may like this movie, but many are not going to be OK w...
Bruno Lawyers Will Send Mean Letters To Anyone Who Dares To Sue Them
Original at Gawker
• Mon, Jun 8
By The Cajun Boy The Hollywood Reporter's THR, Esq. blog obtained a copy of a letter sent by Bruno production attorney Russell Smith to Richelle Olson's attorney. Here are a couple of the highlights: Mr. Baron Cohen never touched Ms. Olson, much less assaulted her. To the contrary, Ms. Olson assaulted Mr. Baron...
NBC Footage Proves Sacha Baron Cohen Is Innocent Of Assault
Original at Starpulse.com
• Fri, Jun 5
Movie bosses have blasted a lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, insisting video evidence proves he never touched the woman he's accused of assaulting. Movie bosses have blasted a lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, insisting video evidence proves he never touched the...
Attorney: 'Life-Altering Injuries' In 'Bruno' Case
Original at Starpulse.com
• Fri, Jun 5
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The lawyer for a woman suing actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen over a scuffle at a charity bingo tournament said Friday that his client suffered "life-altering injuries." LOS ANGELES (AP) - The lawyer for a woman suing actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen over a scuffle at a...
Eminem Walks Out Of MTV Awards After Bruno Prank
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sun, May 31
Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after outrageous funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen literally landed in his lap. The rapper had just performed a medley Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after outrageous funnyman Sach...
Human-hair industry, life with 'Borat,' other docs on screen
Original at www2.canada.com
• Fri, May 22
Canada As she dreams of escaping her depressed village, actor Sacha Baron Cohen and crew show up to use Glod as Borat's hometown in the eponymous feature film. After realizing they've been duped by Cohen, the village is up in arms, mistrustful of anyone with ...
People in the news
Original at Columbus Dispatch
• Sat, May 9
OH Prank-loving actor Sacha Baron Cohen apparently decided to see whether blonds really do have more fun. He learned -- the hard way -- that they don't. For his role as the flamboyant Austrian fashion journalist Bruno, Cohen bleached his body hair, ...
Paula Abdul Gets Punked By 'Bruno'
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sat, May 2
Paula Abdul is still in shock after realizing a recent TV interview with an odd Austrian was a prank, set up by funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen. Paula Abdul is still in shock after realizing a recent TV interview with an odd Austrian was a prank, set up by funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen.[...] Read more!
Madonna fell off horse, hospitalised
Original at Times of India
• Sun, Apr 19
• 4 related articles
India Meanwhile, Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly apologised to Madonna after mocking her bid to adopt an African baby in his new movie Bruno. The ‘Borat' star was said to have sent a bouquet of flowers to the 50-year-old singer, who was reportedly upset ...
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Early Edition: Bruno Does Ron Paul, Disney Does Itself
Original at Film School Rejects
• Thu, Apr 16
By Cole Abaius Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno Makes it to Third Base with Congressman Ron Paul We’re not surprised that Cohen had the stones to try to con political icon Ron Paul into an awkward sexual encounter for the benefit of his particular brand of comedy, but it is surprising that Paul didn’t realize ho...
The Party Remake Gets a Director
Original at Film Junk
• Mon, Mar 23
By Sean A couple of years ago, in the wake of the success of Borat, there was an interesting rumour that popped up about the possibility of Sacha Baron Cohen starring in a remake [1] of Blake Edwards's The Party. Since then we've heard nothing more about the project, making it probably just another w...
SXSW Sneak Peek: Brüno
Original at Film School Rejects
• Mon, Mar 16
By Rob Hunter Universal previewed three full scenes last night from Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming follow-up to Borat with video introductions from the man himself. If you’re a Borat fan and were worried that Cohen had lost the anonymity necessary to dupe stereotypical Americans with humorous result...
Watch This: Golden Globes Most ControversialOriginal at Cinematical
• Mon, Jan 12
By Erik Davis The two, Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen, are known for taking risks with their comedy, and for making fun of Hollywood ... like, a lot. But on such an important night for the entertainment industry, and on a show broadcast around the world, were their jokes all in good fun or absolutely tast...
Music Review: Erran Baron Cohen - Songs In The Key Of Hanukkah
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Dec 20
By Tan The Man Being the brother to Ali G and Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen definitely has its advantages. For Erran, it's always having a job working on the musical scores for his brother's movies.Although even then, Erran probably meets people who see these brotherly collaborations as pity project...
How Cults Use Technology To Mess With The Mind
Original at aishamusic (WordPress)
• Sat, Nov 29
By aishamusic A variation of “Mind Reading Technology” was developed by Cambridge Professor Simon Baron Cohen, who is a relative of fellow alumni, Kabbalah member and actor, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G). Sacha Baron Cohen is a friend of Madonna’s, who turned him on to the sick cult. Baron Cohen also m...
Sacha Baron Cohen Apparently Unaware of Dutch 'Borat' Spin-Off Premiering Next Week [Introductions]
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Nov 17
By STV An ad currently running on Variety is promoting something called Carmen Meets Borat, a documentary about a Romanian girl whose life is thrown into upheaval when Sacha Baron Cohen and co. substitute her village for the title character's Kazakh hometown in Borat. We use the term "promoting...
Sacha Baron Cohen Apparently Unaware of Dutch 'Borat' Spin-Off Premiering Next Week
Original at Gawker
• Mon, Nov 17
By STV An ad currently running on Variety is promoting something called Carmen Meets Borat, a documentary about a Romanian girl whose life is thrown into upheaval when Sacha Baron Cohen and co. substitute her village for the title character's Kazakh hometown in Borat. We use the term "promoting...
Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" Crashes Prop 8 Rally
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Nov 3
By The Huffington Post News Editors LOS ANGELES — Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California. Cohen, who has made a career out of filming unwitting victims of his fake identities, also played a journalist in the h...
Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes "Prada" Fashion Show
Original at Jezebel
• Fri, Sep 26
By Sadie Stein Sacha Baron Cohen's fashionisto alter ego, the fey German Bruno, stormed the catwalk in layers of schmatte during Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's runway show, setting off a security panic. Ultimately they had to call the police; all this will obvs end up in the upcoming Bruno movie. [Perez Hilton...
Opinion: Everything is Promising
Original at zacappa.com
• Sun, Aug 31
By Zacappa As mentioned in other reviews, the parallel with the Borat character of Sacha Baron Cohen was hard to ignore (as mentioned in a very subtle, personal review by Bridget). For me, Borat was much funnier. Safran Foer, of course, ...
The Battle of Two Sherlock Holmes: Cohen Vs. Downey Jnr.
Original at Screenhead
• Fri, Jul 11
By eoin ofaolain Today the Hollywood Reporter announced that Robert “Iron Man” Downey Jnr has signed on to play Holmes in Guy Ritchie’s version of the movie. Last week saw the announcement of the first Sherlock Holmes revival, starring Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen playing Holmes with Will Ferrell as W...
Gay Austrian In Sherman Oaks Looks Suspiciously Like Sacha Baron Cohen [Hollywood PrivacyWatch]
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Feb 29
By Seth · 2/25 - Dylan McDermott looking just as pretty as you'd expect Dylan McDermott to look cruising through Santa Monica in a black Porsche. · Feb 21 - Emily Deschanel and Zach Quinto of Heroes were at Brently Heilbron and Liz Feldman's Awesome War Show at the Comedy Central Stage Wednesday.
'Duped' 5 sue Borat - Mirror.co.uk
Original at Sunday Mirror
• Thu, Oct 25
Duped' 5 sue Borat UK - Oct 25, 2007 The group were filmed having dinner with Borat, played by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, aiming to teach him good manners. But they were left speechless by his ...
Sacha Baron Cohen Plans On Being Biggest Schmuck At The Dinner Party
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Sep 5
By Defamer · Sacha Baron Cohen is "firming plans" to star in Bruno (but aren't they already shooting that one? Sneaky!), then will move on to Dinner for Schmucks, a remake of Francis Veber's Le Diner de Cons, a comedy about a dinner guest whose manners would shame even the tableside-feces-proferrin...
Sacha Baron Cohen: Sorry Girls, I'm Gay - Bgay.com
Original at Bgay.com
• Mon, Aug 20
Sacha Baron Cohen: Sorry Girls, I'm Gay FL - Even though Sacha Baron Cohen is best known for his anti-Jew, homophobic character Borat, the Kazakhstan journalist is just one of Cohen's many characters. ...
Isla Fisher talks about pregnancy for the first time
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Sat, Jul 21
By Missy, CBB Writer Isla Fisher opened up recently about the baby she is expecting with fiance Sacha Baron Cohen. In her first public comments on the pregnancy, believed to be in its 7th-month, Isla said I'm the happiest I've ever been in my... The baby will be the first for Isla and Sacha, who have been engaged for t...
MTV Movie Awards: The Results!
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 4
By Scott Weinberg Best Comedic Performance -- Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat (over Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory, Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada, Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum and Adam Sandler in Click) As if this award could have possibly gone ...
Posh Spice, Rihanna, Sacha Baron Choen & Will Ferrel Suck Face
Original at LAist
• Sun, Jun 3
By Elina Shatkin 5:41 - Sacha Baron Cohen (looking gorgeous as ever) berates Will Ferrell for not calling him after their tender on-set moment. He pulls in Will Ferrell for a long, shameless lip-lock that leaves them both rolling on the floor like teenagers in a meadow.
Opinion: Borat
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Apr 11
Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Baron Cohen went home without a high-five from Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, despite having created the funniest freaking comedy in ages. Who cares? Borat will make glorious benefit your DVD collection. Sure, it looks like shit -- it's meant to be a documentar...
DVD of the Week: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Mar 6
By Neil Miller When I first went in to screen and review Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan in late October, I had no expectations other than the fact that I had seen Da Ali G Show and enjoyed it. Exiting the screening, I was still in tears. It was a film that cau...
Sacha Baron Cohen wins Best Speech of 2007 Golden Globes
Original at /FILM
• Tue, Jan 16
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) I saw some amazing, beautiful, invigorating parts of America. But I saw some dark parts of America, an ugly side of America. A side of America that rarely sees the ... Thank you.” Golden Globes, Ken Davitian, Sacha Baron Cohen. Share This.
SF honors 'Children,' Baron Cohen
Original at Hollywood Reporter
• Tue, Dec 12
CA - Sacha Baron Cohen nabbed his second award as best actor in "Borat" and Helen Mirren her sixth best actress honor for "The Queen." ... San Francisco film critics give top honor to "Little Children ... San Jose Mercury News all 2 news articles
Borat Crashes Critics Awards
Original at E! Online
• Mon, Dec 11
Cohen, the star and instigator behind "Borat," was named Best Actor Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Cohen shared the honor with Forest Whitaker, likewise named Best Actor for his turn as dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
Movie Review: Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Nov 7
By Ray Wong For those who are not familiar with Sacha Baron Cohen's Da Ali G Show and his character Borat, you're in for a treat. And for those who do know him, you won't be disappointed with this hilarious, raunchy, rowdy comedy.Borat (Cohen) is a TV talk show reporter from Kazakhstan. He's sent to Americ...
Borat = Mahir 2.0, but ees niiiice.
Original at Boing Boing
• Wed, Oct 25
By noemail@noemail.org (Xeni Jardin) I am reluctantly, belatedly, but now utterly psyched about "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". When I first saw the schtick, all I could think was: he's lifting this from Mahir "WELCOME TO MY HOME PAGE! I KISS YOU!" Çağrı, (shaking his ha...
Kazakhstan Fears Sacha Baron Cohen
Original at A Socialite's Life
• Thu, Oct 12
Forbes.com has this whole spiel about how British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" is making a mockery of the little known country of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Versus Borat [Forbes.com]
Newsmakers
Original at DetNews.com
• Sun, Oct 1
Pay attention, this may get confusing. Borat Sagdiyev , a fictional Kazakhstani TV reporter played by British comic Sacha Baron Cohen , was in Washington, last week, attempting to invite "American dignitaries" such as "Premier George Walter Bush ," "Mel Gibsons " and O.J. Simpson to a scre...
Secret Service Turned Borat From White House Gates...
Original at Huffington Post
• Sat, Sep 30
By The Huffington Post Secret Service agents turned away British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as the boorish, anti-Semitic journalist, when he tried to invite "Premier George Walter Bush" to a screening of his upcoming movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nat...
Brad Pitt Hearts Borat
Original at A Socialite's Life
• Mon, Sep 25
By soc2006(lisa@socialitelife.com) Brad Pitt's new BFF is Ali G. For real. According to Life & Style: Brad Pitt's latest score in his divorce face-off with Jen Aniston is none other than Borat himself, Sacha Baron Cohen. Da Ali G Show actor, who was once a tenant of Jen's when he rented... Brad Pitt's new BFF is Ali G.
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Sacha Baron Cohen Fails To Keep It To A Whisper At Local Art Happening
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Sep 21
THEN on Saturday night I was at Il Sole, and some of the New Gay Mafia was in attendance (not together) Ben and Christine, Ali G (SBC him self), with lovely fiance Isla F... . And quirky production (and acting...?) duo David Arquette and Courteney Cox-Arquette. I ate salmon. It was delish.