Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Sacha Cohen Harassing Gay Rights Activists and Getting Sued

The title says it all. You probably believe it before I even talk about it after seeing some of his movies. Apparently in 2008 while working on the movie "Bruno", Cohen made a little bit of a field trip. He is now accused of participating in an alleged attack on a gay cameraman at a gay marriage demonstration in Los Angeles back in 2008.

A photog named Mike Skiff -- a gay cameraman who covers "events involving the gay community" -- claims he was at a Prop 8 rally (some rally for acne scar removal cream I believe) in 2008 when a crew from Cohen's movie "Bruno" arrived on the scene with an intention to "promote violent discord between the assembled 'yes' and 'no' factions."

According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, members of the "Bruno" crew "carried 'Yes on Proposition 8' signs contrived for the sole purpose of inciting and sparking unrest to enhance the dramatic effect of what they may capture for their film."

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