Borat - gets a thumping

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seems one of his pranks has back fired :)

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/13112006/140/borat-gets-thumped-joke-backfires.html




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It seems not everyone finRAB spoof Kazakh TV reporter Borat funny. Sacha Baron Cohen was reportedly punched after a prank he played on a passer-by backfired. The comic approached a man on the street in New York as his alter-ego and said: "I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex with it."

Apparently his victim suffered a sense of humour failure and promptly punched him in the face.

The Sun said Cohen was left yelling for help as the man punched him repeatedly.

The star was rescued by actor Hugh Laurie who had been on his way to a bar with him after the pair appeared on US TV show Saturday Night Live.

The newspaper quotes a friend of Cohen's as saying: "Sacha couldn't resist playing the fool as Borat but picked on the wrong person.

"I guess this guy thought he was being attacked by someone unstable and lashed out.

"Sacha is very lucky he didn't get a much worse beating."

Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan is reportedly set to become the highest grossing comedy of all time.

Meanwhile, the Romanian village of Glod apparently wants to sue Cohen for ridiculing locals after filming scenes from the movie there.
 
I think that is a terrible thing to say, really can't understand (oooh my left arm is twinging) why anyone would say such a (funny it seems hard to breath a little) um say such a thing. I think you should take a... a hhuuurruurrrrhgghghhhngt

*thunk*
 
Seems a bit harsh punching someone, that guy should really lighten up! Although.... wonder if they got it on film, could be pretty funny for the Dvd extras.
 
Goodness me, if I were to physically attack everybody who approached me in the street offering me things I don't want I would spend most of my time locked up in the cause of public safety. Think of all those poor charity workers in bibs lying prone on the high street. All those Big Issue sellers (and their dogs) yelling in pain outside Marks and Spencer's. Not to mention the elderly Jehova's Witness lady who pops round once a month just to check if I have changed my mind about converting who would be writhing in agony outside my front door.

I have found a simple 'no thank you' is a better way of dealing with them than restorting to physical violence. Although I did once reduce a girl who phoned me up trying to sell me double glazing to tears when she caught me on a bad day.
 
Whoever has done the publicity for this film has done a great job, justa few minutes ago i read 2 stories on this film : the Romanian villagers who were Kazakstanis in the film want to sue and some people have lost their jobs after appearing in the film. So thats added a million or so to the box office :D
 
Also the student guys that were in the motor home in the movie want those scenes taken out.....which will make people go see it just in case they miss that bit!
 
There is also THIS http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1113061borat1.html where some frat guy is claiming that he was "tricked into drinking" by the production team so he would become more relaxed.

But there are like 8 photos of the guy drinking that have been handed to the court so I dont think they will believe his "I dont usually drink" story.

ALSO, there is the woman who is claiming she had to leave her job because her boss no longer trusted her after appearing in the movie.

Like someone said its all good publicity.
 
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