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Sacha Baron Cohen To Face A Suicide Bomber Or A Lawsuit, Or Both
8:18AM John Cook | It wouldn’t be a Sacha Baron Cohen movie without a lawsuit from a duped interview subject—this time it’s from a Palestinian who claims he was wrongly identified as a terrorist. And the real terrorists are making vague threats. More »
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Does Michael Jackson Have A 25 Year-Old Son?
9:27PM the cajun boy | Michael Jackson may have a secret child, Billy Joel gets a rebound girl, Ruth Madoff travels in ripped jeans and a baseball cap, Britney Spears’ father pronounces his daughter completely sane and Sienna Miller goes off on an interviewer. More »
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Studios Marketers Are Defenseless Against Twitter, They Squeal
8:20AM Natasha VC | Shame on you! Movies are bombing all over and it’s your fault. The latest creation in the Ass-Covering Studio Excuses R&D Dept. is the “Twitter Effect.” Movies aren’t making money, you see, because too many people are learning, 140 characters at a time, about how bad they are. More »
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Which Mean Parents Made Their Kids Go See Ice Age This Weekend?
4:43AM Natasha VC | Sure, sure, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in a gazillion dollars this weekend. But who are these people who went to Ice Age? Our guess: creationist parents who wanted their kids to watch a nature documentary. More »
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How We Actually Sorta Sympathise With People Suing Brüno
1:00AM Richard Lawson | So Brüno dropped a perilous 73% in American ticket sales this weekend, basically meaning that the Yanks have forgotten about Sacha Baron Cohen’s Austrian fashion reporter (who’s gay!!!!) alter ego. Well, one American hasn’t. That brain-damaged lady is still suing. More »
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Bruno May Have Manufactured His Villain
8:24AM Ryan Tate | When Sacha Baron Cohen went on the Late Show to discuss his movie Bruno, he bragged about meeting a real terrorist. Now the guy in question says he hasn’t been a terrorist for years. More »
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Brüno’s Package Disappointingly Small
1:51AM Richard Lawson | If a gay Austrian falls in the middle of his opening weekend, and lots of people are around to see it, does it mean America hates gay people? Probably yes. Presenting the US box office report. More »
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Brüno Headline Writers Leave No Gay Cliché Unturned
12:23AM Richard Lawson | Yes, gay movie Brüno made 30 million gay dollars at the gay box office this weekend, and headline writers just couldn’t wait to write snappy little things about sashaying and topping! Clearly the point of the movie was not missed. More »
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Bruno’s First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
4:29AM Foster Kamer | During the release of Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen and Fox faced a bunch of lawsuits, most of them claiming the film’s irreversible damage to reputations, none of which were even moderately successful. Now, Bruno’s first litigation failures have arrived. More »
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