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Sadat Daughter Fumes Over Hollywood Slight

I Love You, Man 's canine namesake sparks legal complaint

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(Newser) – I Love You, Man's friendly title clearly wasn’t directed at former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat—whose namesake in the movie is a dog. Now the popular leader’s daughter is suing DreamWorks for the affront, the AP reports. “This has caused serious psychological and moral damages to the plaintiff, as President Sadat is a prominent figure in Arab history, and Egyptian history in particular,” said a lawyer for Rokaya Sadat.

When the bromance opened in Egypt last month, censors had already cut the scene in which actor Jason Segel’s character says the dog resembles the assassinated president, who won a Nobel Prize for brokering peace with Israel in the 1970s. Sadat’s daughter has been a fierce defender of her father’s name, winning a $27,000 libel suit against the daughter of Sadat’s predecessor. But her chances against Hollywood are less clear.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, President Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands at the White House after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in this 1979 photo.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, President Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin clasp hands at the White House after signing the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in this...   (AP Photo/ Bob Daugherty, File)
The daughter of Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat has filed a complaint against the makers of
The daughter of Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat has filed a complaint against the makers of "I Love You Man" for naming a dog after her father.   (Getty Images)
The daughter of Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat has filed a complaint against the makers of
The daughter of Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat has filed a complaint against the makers of "I Love You Man" for naming a dog after her father.   (Getty Images)
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Jason Segel, center left, and Paul Rudd, center right, are shown in a scene from
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Jason Segel, center left, and Paul Rudd, center right, are shown in a scene from "I Love You, Man."   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Scott Garfield)
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weglad
Aug 8, 09 5:48 PM CDT
Here's a thought - I saw an Eid Greetings card the other month which had Eid Mubarak! on it and the clerk told me it translated as 'Happy Eid' which means that the current President of Egypt is actually "Mr. Happy." Hooray for the unexpected humor of mistranslation... Reply
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Deebles
Aug 8, 09 6:14 PM CDT
Yes, I agree and moreover, Anwar would not want his daughter to defend a life which speaks for itself. When you are killed trying to broker peace, well, I think your reputation precedes you.
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Deebles
Aug 8, 09 6:19 PM CDT
Really, poor Jimmy Carter: the epitome of good intentions..
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weglad
Aug 8, 09 8:07 PM CDT
With which, as we have been told, the road to Hell is paved....
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Deebles
Aug 8, 09 8:13 PM CDT
Really, the guy be the painted line on that road. I mean Carter and McCain both given that same federally funded education are like night and day. But, proof positive that smarts don't a President make--allowing the Shah into a New York Hospital.
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