Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Cohen sued for 'libelling friend' on Ali G show

By Matthew Moore
Last Updated: 1:52am GMT 28/02/2007


Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian behind the award-winning Borat movie, is being sued by a woman who claims he libelled her in an old Ali G sketch.

Sacha Baron Cohen promoting the Ali G film in 2002
Cohen is alleged to have referred to the woman - a childhood acquaintance - as a "minger" and a "b****" during an interview with the American novelist Gore Vidal in 2004.

He is also accused of falsely claiming he had got her pregnant, according to court papers filed in Los Angeles

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