Borat Attacked in New York
Monday, November 13th, 2006
Borat was the #1 movie this weekend for the second week in a row with $29 Million, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be enjoying it much. If being sued by frat boys wasn’t enough, Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays Borat, was recently attacked in the streets of New York City when he tried to pull a prank on someone.
He approached the man and said: “I like your clothings. Are nice! Please may I buying? I want have sex with it.” But the bystander didn’t see the joke. He took one look at Cohen and punched him in the face. The funnyman — known for his Borat catchphrase “Jagshemash!” — yelled for help but was slugged again and again.
He was rescued by actor pal Hugh Laurie who had been on his way to a New York bar with Cohen.
The article states that Cohen “did not receive any lasting scars” which I take as he wasn’t badly hurt. Now if I were Cohen, I’d play it safe and stick to wrestling fat naked guys.
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I admire Sasha as an actor and a comedian, but you can’t bug the whole world and his sister without getting bugged, or slugged yourself. One joke too many…
It’d be great if the guy who punched him knew exactly who he was and slugged him anyway. The humor is in the randomness of people’s responses, and that is funny.
Just another example of why Hugh Laurie is the man! He was really to save this guy, who I think probably deserved the punch. My Hugh crush just grew a 1,000%.
Ah, the risks of being a great comedian. LOL! Cohen will probably go for MORE now, not less! ha!