Bruno in Hot Water With Terrorists

July 14th, 2009 3:32 pm / Author: Mary Beth Quirk

BrunoSacha Baron Cohen makes a living out of outlandish characters like Borat and Brüno who put people in uncomfortable situations, but this time around he seems to have upset the wrong people — members of an organization called Al Aqsa Martyers Brigades — by calling one of their former members a “terrorist leader.”

Sacha interviewed Ayman Abu Aita in Brüno and called him a “terrorist leader” of the organization Ayman claims he left years ago. The group has released a statement to World Net Daily, saying Ayman was tricked into appearing in the film.

“According to what we checked there was no meeting about the real context of the film. This was a dirty use of our brother, Aiman [sic], and we don’t accept that the name of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades is part of the movie … We reserve the right to respond in a way we find suitable against this man [Baron Cohen].”

Photo Source: Courtesy of Universal

The Discussion

  1. Levi says:

    This guy is a terrorist, and his organization is a terrorist organization. Is this guy really have ANY case against Cohen? No.

  2. lara says:

    These people are not going to have a legal action…this is far more serious. read the last part carefully \We reserve the right to respond in a way \we\ find suitable…\. it sounds more like a threat to me giving the fact that they’re terrorists!

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