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NEWS ABOUT: Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen stories: 36 news summaries

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(Newser) - Eminem tells RapRadar he went back to his hotel room and "laughed uncontrollably for about three hours" after his rigged stunt at the MTV Movie Awards with Sacha Baron Cohen. "Especially after I saw it on the air." Eminem, who pretended to be outraged when Cohen's butt... More »

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MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • stunts • Sacha Baron Cohen

 Eminem Approved 
 Bruno Butt Stunt 

Comedy writer comes clean on web

Jun 2, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Make no butts about it: Eminem’s run-in with Sacha Baron Cohen’s derrière was staged, the Los Angeles Times reports. The man who wrote the bit for Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards took to the web to clear up the brouhaha for posterior—er, posterity. “Yes, the... More »

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entertainment • MTV • MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • prank • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno • Scott Aukerman

 Bruno's Butt Meets 
 Eminem's Face 

Angry rapper storms out of MTV Movie Awards

Jun 1, 09 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - MTV added new category Best WTF Moment to this year’s Movie Awards, but the real WTF moment came courtesy of prankster Sacha Baron Cohen, the New York Daily News reports. Cohen—dressed as gay fashionista Bruno—descended from the ceiling in a jockstrap and angel wings, landing butt-first on... More »

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entertainment • MTV Movie Awards • Eminem • celebrity • prank • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

 Cohen's 'Bruno' Pranks Abdul 

Interview will be in film

Apr 30, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul isn’t just acting oblivious on American Idol. Sacha Baron Cohen pranked the infamously airheaded judge for his upcoming film Bruno, and her interview with the character will appear in the movie, the New York Post reports. “Paula was totally fooled,” says an insider. "... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • celebrity • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Paula Abdul • Bruno

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Pam's Baywatch 
 Swimsuit Up 
 for Auction 

Or Angie's Tomb Raider pistols, if you like those better

Apr 17, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - One lucky bidder can own Pamela Anderson’s red Baywatch swimsuit when it goes up for auction this month in Los Angeles, the Sun reports. Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider pistols more your style? Those are available, too. Elsewhere:
  • Also from the Sun, Paris Hilton is as much of
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Angelina Jolie • Paris Hilton • celebrity • Pamela Anderson • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

EU Prohibits 6 Kazakh Airlines From Airspace

Cites safety, won't say
if Borat mockery lies behind ban

Apr 8, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The European Union has banned six Kazakh airlines from its airspace, citing safety reasons, the Guardian reports today. No specific reason was given, though perhaps comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s skit about Borat flying on “Air Kazakh”—a rickety plane with a drunken one-eyed pilot—may have finally... More »

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European Union • Kazakhstan • airline safety • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • blacklist

 Bono Mocks Charity for Bruno 

Chris Martin also involved, more rockers in the works

Apr 1, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrity do-gooder Bono mocking Band Aid, the anti-hunger charity he helped organize? That's right, reports the Mirror, but only to help Sacha Baron Cohen with new film Bruno. Bono and Coldplay's Chris Martin recorded “Dove of Peace,” an instant classic containing lyrics such as “For people of... More »

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Elton John • Bono • Madonna • Sacha Baron Cohen • Chris Martin • Bruno • Band Aid

 Bruno Slapped 
 With NC-17 Rating 

Over-the-line sex scenes draw MPAA's ire

Mar 30, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen’s next risqué turn—this time as a gay Austrian fashionista—is turning out to be a little too raunchy for some: Bruno has been slapped with an NC-17 rating, the Wrap reports. Among the potential reasons: Anal sex and a nude camping scene. The film, which... More »

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film • MPAA • Sacha Baron Cohen • movie ratings • Bruno

Ron Paul in Attempted Sex Scene in Bruno

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat follow-up tricks Texas Republican

Mar 17, 09 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ron Paul is about the last person you’d expect to see in Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat follow-up. But the libertarian congressman appears for a 5-minute cameo, reports Slate, in which Cohen’s gay character, seeking to attain fame via sex tape, tricks Paul into a darkened hotel... More »

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Ron Paul • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • movies • Bruno

 'Bruno' Pranks 
 Alabama Army Base 

Sacha Baron Cohen strikes again

Mar 16, 09 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen infiltrated an Alabama military base for a few hours in February as “Bruno”—a gay Austrian fashion journalist—before a savvy cadet spotted the ruse, the AP reports. The footage could appear in Cohen’s upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America For The Purpose ... More »

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film • Alabama • US Army • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • movies • Bruno • officer candidate school • Fort McClellan

 Top Celeb Power Couples 

Brangelina have some stiff competition

Jan 24, 09 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Brad and Angelina's Oscar nods have confirmed their status as Earth's top power couple, Ben Kaplan writes in the National Post. But they better watch out for these contenders:
  • Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher: Borat’s alter-ego has a Bruno film on way, and Fisher’s red locks
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Barack Obama • Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Tom Cruise • Michelle Obama • Katie Holmes • celebrity • Beyonce • Sacha Baron Cohen • Isla Fisher • couples • Jay-Z • Kate Winslet • Sam Mendes

 'Bruno' Borat 
 Disrupts 
 NBC Set 

Baon-Cohen infiltrates set of psychic drama Medium in latest character role

Nov 18, 08 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - No one saw it coming. Production was temporarily halted and an extra forcibly removed during the filming of the popular NBC detective series the Medium when the actor suddenly disrupted a tense courtroom scene involving Patricia Arquette, reports Entertainment Weekly. The extra turned out to be Borat star Sacha Baron... More »

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NBC • NBC Universal • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • movies • Bruno • Patricia Arquette • Medium

'Bruno' Crashes LA Rally Against Gay Marriage

Homosexual reporter is character in Baron Cohen's next movie

Nov 3, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his gay alter ego Bruno yesterday, the AP reports, crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California. Cohen, in disguise with a blond wig and preppy outfit, marched with demonstrators who support Proposition 8 while being... More »

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California • gay marriage • Sacha Baron Cohen • movies • gays • Proposition 8 • Bruno • Da Ali G Show

 'Borat' Crashes Fashion Show 

Shooting latest film, actor/comedian has designers on edge at Milan event

Sep 26, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen caused a scene at a Milan fashion show today when he got up on the catwalk and danced violently before being hauled off, ANSA reports. Cohen—stalking the Italian city’s fashion week as he works on a film in which he plays gay fashion reporter Bruno—... More »

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fashion • Italy • comedy • prank • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • fashion designer

'Wrestlers' Strip and Smooch in Borat's Latest Film Prank

Furious Arkansas audience hurls beer

Jul 9, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The poster promised “hot chicks, cold beer, and hardcore fights"—but 1,600 Arkansas good 'ol boy wrestling fans instead fell victim to a sexy prank by Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen. Playing “Straight Dave,” Cohen pulled an in-the-know audience member into the fighting ring and... More »

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homophobia • film • Arkansas • wrestling • professional wrestling • prank • Sacha Baron Cohen

Baron Cohen:
Borat Is Dead to Me

Success of (in)famous roles 'self-defeating form' for actor

Dec 21, 07 5:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The man behind unruly Kazakh reporter Borat and gangsta journalist Ali G is abandoning the beloved guises, Sacha Baron Cohen tells the Daily Telegraph. “It is like saying goodbye to a loved one,” he said. But the loss was inevitable: “Every new person who sees the Borat... More »

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Tim Burton • Sweeney Todd • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen

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