UK Comedian threatened legal action...

[Badger]

It appears UK comedian 'Sacha Baron Cohen' who plays the character 'Borat' has had legal action threatened against him by the Kazakstan government ...

Please stop.... My sides

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/14112005/80/kazakh-govt-threatens-comedian-court.html

In case anyone doesnt know this charcter he plays, heres the promo which seems to have upset the country in question...

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2682889?htv=12

Jagshemash

 

[photoshopfreak]

Lol must of touched a nerve :hehe:

 

[Robson]

lol, well he's pretty insultive.

 

[srijit]

wont an apology satisfy them? or shud his last penny be squeezed from him? and shudnt the network also be sued ? :p

 

[01wojtowicz]

Pathetic.... If the UK or US sued every time someone took the mickey out of them then the worlds economy would just be destroyed!

 

[barefoottech]

Borat is as Unfunny as Ali G was
Boring as DogCrap

 

[Badger]

haha, the latest news to this affair

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/13122005/325/kazakhs-pull-plug-borat-web-site.html

 

[Jeffrey]

I agree, he is boring and corny.

 

[CrazyTech]

Pathetic.... If the UK or US sued every time someone took the mickey out of them then the worlds economy would just be destroyed!

Agreed. It's that whole freedom of speech factor at work. Or, in this case, not at work.

 

[Kenny]

"

.....cleanest prostitutes in all of Central Asia."

Now thats funny...

 

[Badger]

:red: :red: :red: :red: :red: :lol:

 

[labrocca]

I also don't find the comedian tasteful or funny. But suing him seems futile.