Sasha Baron Cohen
Makes sense that Sacha Baron Cohen would show up for a YES on proposition 8 rally downtown at the LA courthouse. (This is the unpopular LA proposition AGAINST gay marriage.) NO on 8 supporters were hotly demonstrating also. Cohen's current movie character is Bruno the gay Austrian journalist, so it was the ideal event for him. Naturally Bruno (dressed like a yuppie) was on the WRONG side, and got everyone on both sides of the proposition agitated and confused. When TV cameras recognized him, Bruno made a run for it with his signs and drove off in a hurry.
Photo Credit: Splash NewsMadonna has laid out the ground rules of her divorce and they include all the friends that she and Guy Ritchie share. Or DID share. According to the NY Post, Madonna has announced to all their shared friends that they must CHOOSE sides. They cannot continue to be friends with both parties. Among those caught in the middle of the split are Sting and his wife Trudie Styler - who introduced the Ritchies. Also, Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife Isla will have to pick a side. Madonna made this rule because she doesn't want to share custody, or some other kind of information with a friend, and have it get back to Guy. It'll be interesting to see who walks away with which friends.
Sasha Baron Cohen's fiancee Isla Fisher is SO pregnant it almost scares us to look at her. She's eight and a half months along and Isla looks like she's having triplets. The happy couple shopped and gassed up in Beverly Hills but they went home early when Isla got tired. Cohen's facial hair makes us wonder what character he'll be serving up next. Since EVERYBODY seems to be familiar with Borat, he'll have to take a rest. No word on when they plan to marry.
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Sacha Baron Cohen and his very pregnant girlfriend Isla Fisher turned up at the Gay Parade in West Hollywood this weekend. They weren't IN the parade - they were simply watching from the sidelines and barely noticed. We can't help but wonder is Sacha is doing research for his new character Bruno - the gay Austrian fashion reporter. Sacha hoped to take the character Bruno to fashion week in New York, but since Borat it seems he's too popular and well known to fool many people there.
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This weekend we met a tall gorgeous nineteen year old model named Aisha who told us she is from Kazakhstan! What a coincidence! That, of course, is the country Borat made famous! We were pleasantly surprised to see that people from her country did not all look like Borat or the gypsies featured in his movie. Aisha, who is currently posing for the Urban Outfitters catalog, told us she LOVED the movie and didn't find it offensive at all.
The holidays are here and we feel obligated to warn hosts inviting Sacha Baron Cohen to Hanukkah festivities that the Borat star is very particular. Cohen has a lot to celebrate because an LA judge just refused to halt the DVD release of Borat because of the college boys lawsuit against him. Back when Sasha was better known as Ali G, he was invited to a Jewish holiday meal and the day before the dinner, Cohen interrogated the host about the food. The actor needed to establish that the food would be absolutely kosher and he asked many questions including what kind of plates the edibles would be served on. The host admitted a few of the dishes weren't strictly kosher and Cohen thanked him and chose to eat elsewhere. It's hard to believe this is the same guy who wears a day-glo thong.
We usually LOVE Gloria Allred but we are very upset by the bogus lawsuit she may file against Borat. (The etiquette lady he fooled in the movie is angry.) Gloria - WHAT HAPPENED to your sense of humor? We fear that Gloria and her legal compatriots can't take a joke. And THAT is truly a crime. We wonder if Gloria could possibly have sat through Borat without laughing her head off. So WHAT if Sacha Baron Cohen poked fun at a few people - since when is that against the law? We were thrilled by Cohen's lack of political correctness - especially since he skewered everyone equally. We should all laugh at ourselves, not sue each other. Has Gloria forgotten how to have a good time? This mounting pile of tacky lawsuits by the people Borat fooled is an embarrassment to all Americans WITH a sense of humor.
This is almost too funny to be believed. You all remember the beginning of Borat where he's introducing people in his impoverished village in Kazakhstan as rapists, prostitutes and abortionists? It turns out this is a REAL village in Romania and the inhabitants had no idea Sacha Baron Cohen was making fun of them - now they're thinking of taking legal action. They told reporters from the UK's Daily Mail that the movie people misled them -implying it was a documentary - and paid them only around $5 each. "We couldn't understand a word they said and they made us look like uncivilized savages. " The remote mountain village called Blod has around a thousand gypsies living mostly on welfare, in dilapidated huts without toilets, with only donkeys for transportation. None have seen the movie because the closest theater is 20 miles away. They're trying to get organized enough to sue, but it costs money. And they're not getting a lot of respect from their own leaders. The local vice mayor remarked "They got paid so I am sure they are happy. These gypsies will even kill their own father for money." It makes you want to see the movie AGAIN.
As we left the theater, after laughing ourselves senseless watching the movie Borat, my companion raised the question of how much of the movie was staged and how much was spontaneous. It never occurred to me that ANY of the situations were staged - the victims seem so real. After investigating, we have decided that almost all the embarrassing encounters with innocent Americans were real. In fact, people victimized and humiliated in the film have started coming forward, calling themselves "Victims of Borat. " The Veteran Feminists of America are particularly talkative about their "interview." Borat's "secret" is to have an apparently normal young woman make arrangements to pay victims and have them sign releases in advance. The feminists endured many hilarious jabs - Borat referred to one as "he" and at the end of the interview asked the women to lift their skirts. Pat Haggerty, the Washington DC public speaking coach who reeled when Borat mentioned having sex with his mother-in-law, simply said "They paid me money and deserved an hour of my time." And he admits he's enjoying his newfound fame. But, according to Fox's Roger Friedman, TV news anchor Dharma Arthur claims Borat ruined her life. She was producer of the Jackson, Miss noon news show where Borat wreaked havoc and she ended up fired for booking him. It looks like Borats victims are very real and destined for notoriety themselves.
Take a look at a woman destined to be one of the richest wives in Hollywood. (AND take a look at the REAL Sasha Baron Cohen out of character!) Actress Isla Fisher is engaged to the hottest commodity in town - Sasha - who's new comedy Borat is expected the break records in all directions. The film hasn't even been released here yet and the buzz is so deafening that studios are falling all over each other bidding millions for rights to his next movie. Universal has the lead so far with 42 million. Cohen's next effort will be all about his beloved character Bruno, a gay Austrian fashionista (with the faux hawk hair and tight pants,) and Bruno's infiltration of New York's fashion and club scene. Isla has a bright future, indeed.
Sasha Baron Cohen (maybe the funniest man alive today) is busy promoting his new movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" which opens November 1. The movie looks like a sure hit but Sasha's personal life is on hold. Whenever he's appearing as Borat, Sasha grows out the bushy mustache and goofy hair and he's stuck with the look for months at a time. Sasha says wherever he goes on a daily basis, people don't recognize him and are repelled by his appearance and avoid him. He's lucky to have a fiancee (actress-model Isla Fisher) because he says girls CRINGE when he looks their way. He looks forward to getting OUT of character.
