SkyNet
11-11-2006, 12:51 AM
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Two college fraternity members who appear in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan have filed a lawsuit against the producers and 20th Century Fox studios claiming they were plied with alcohol and duped into signing a release agreeing to appear in the film. According to the plaintiffs, who are listed in the lawsuit as John Does, the filmmakers had assured them that the movie would not be shown in the U.S. (they presumably were under the impression that it would be shown in Kazakhstan) and that their identities would not be revealed. They are demanding unspecified compensation for their "humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, goodwill and standing in the community." Also on Thursday, Russian authorities effectively banned the film by refusing to issue a certificate of distribution on the grounds that it "contains material that some viewers may consider offensive to certain nationalities and religions."
that is the biggest bunch of horse shit, and they are just trying to get money out of the production, there is no way they told them point blank this would never be seen in america... and besides they are just tryin to save face cuz of the stupid ass hit they said in the movie!
I hope they lose the case, and that'd be cool if the producers counter sued the 2 ass holes for something!
Two college fraternity members who appear in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan have filed a lawsuit against the producers and 20th Century Fox studios claiming they were plied with alcohol and duped into signing a release agreeing to appear in the film. According to the plaintiffs, who are listed in the lawsuit as John Does, the filmmakers had assured them that the movie would not be shown in the U.S. (they presumably were under the impression that it would be shown in Kazakhstan) and that their identities would not be revealed. They are demanding unspecified compensation for their "humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, goodwill and standing in the community." Also on Thursday, Russian authorities effectively banned the film by refusing to issue a certificate of distribution on the grounds that it "contains material that some viewers may consider offensive to certain nationalities and religions."
that is the biggest bunch of horse shit, and they are just trying to get money out of the production, there is no way they told them point blank this would never be seen in america... and besides they are just tryin to save face cuz of the stupid ass hit they said in the movie!
I hope they lose the case, and that'd be cool if the producers counter sued the 2 ass holes for something!