Brüno needed a new look to secure an R rating stateside, and now it's undergone another one — this time for the kids.
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Sacha Baron Cohen's raucous comedy has been re-edited in England for younger audiences in an effort to boost revenue, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It marks the first time that two versions of a film are being simultaneously released in theaters in England.
The new "15"-rated version is 110 seconds shorter than the original "18"-rated version. Three scenes featuring heavy sexual content were snipped: a montage of exaggerated sex between Brüno and his boyfriend; Brüno pretending to have ...
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A lawyer for Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno responded to a woman's lawsuit over the forthcoming film, calling it a "demonstrably and ludicrously false complaint" and urging her lawyers to drop the case.
Richelle Olson filed a suit against the movie's star and studio last week claiming that she was injured at...
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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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