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Justin Timberlake Lands Role Of His Lifetime: Yogi’s Sidekick
4:30AM Richard Rushfield | Since he first stepped into the solo spotlight, Justin Timberlake has been Hollywood’s prince in waiting, just one perfect role away from claiming his crown as the biggest star in the world forever. Now he has found that part. More »
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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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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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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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‘Bruno’ Bestows His Top Ten Upon America
12:04PM the cajun boy | Earlier in the week Sacha Baron Cohen shockingly appeared out of character on Letterman’s show. Tonight he returned in character as “Bruno” to read the Top Ten—”Top Ten Reasons to See The New Movie Brüno.” More »
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Why Wasn’t Sacha Baron Cohen In Character On Letterman?
3:41AM Richard Lawson | Not that we minded, because the real guy is pretty charming and a great raconteur, but it was just curious because in the past the comedian, currently promoting Brüno, has been so committed to in-character appearances. More »
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