Even serious people got a little silly this week. Will Ferrell showed up on Man vs. Wild. Brian Williams asked the president of the United States about Conan O'Brien. One of the few places for captivating drama was the MTV Music Awards, where a terrifying accident led to a heated confrontation between Eminem and — wait, what? That was a joke, too? Welcome to Top Moments, we-don't-know-what-to-believe edition.
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A woman has filed a lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen and NBC Universal over an incident involving the comedian's new film, Brüno.
Richelle Olson claims she was injured at a charity bingo tournament in a skirmish with Cohen and his film crew, the Associated Press reports. Her suit says that she needs a wheelchair and a cane for mobility, and seeks unspecified damages of more than $25,000.
Olson's lawsuit claims that...
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The "face-off" between Sacha Baron Cohen's bare backside and Eminem's mug came as a surprise to the viewers of Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, but just how shocked was the rapper also known as Marshall Mathers?
To hear host Andy Samberg's head writer, Scott Aukerman, tell it, not at all.
Ending nearly 24 hours of silence from all involved parties, Aukerman took to his blog to set the record straight: "Yes, the Eminem-Bruno incident was staged. They rehearsed it at dress [rehearsal] and yes, it went as far as it did on the live show."
As previously reported, Cohen's "Bruno" alter ego ...
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Never butt into Eminem at an awards show — especially not with your butt.
The rapper, who had an infamous encounter with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the 2002 Video Music Awards, was in no mood to get cheeky with Sacha Baron Cohen's flamboyant alter ego, Bruno, at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards. Baron Cohen, wearing angel wings and a scanty thong, descended on wires and staged a crash-landing upside-down onto Eminem.
"Are you ...
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If you think Simon Cowell mistreats Paula Abdul on American Idol, wait until you see her meet Bruno.
Posing as the flamboyant Austrian fashionista, Sacha Baron Cohen pranked Abdul for a bit in Bruno and it took her a year to realize it, the Idol judge said on the Johnjay and Rich radio show.
After being told she was named "Artist of the Year" in Germany (Hey, it's possible. They love the Hoff.), Abdul went in for an interview that was approved by her publicist.
"I'm greeted by this futuristic, Captain Nemo—looking dude with ...
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