It's Official -- The First "Brüno" Lawsuit of the Summer
Fox News and MTV are reporting that a California charity worker who organizes weekly bingo for the elderly is suing Borat and Brüno star Sacha Baron Cohen, alleging that he beat her up, "crippled" her and caused the demise of her marriage in a bingo melee.
Richelle Olson was organizing a bingo game for the elderly, one she says Cohen (in character as gay Austrian TV personality Brüno) offered to guest-call as a European celebrity. When he showed up in his notoriously revealing costume and used offensive language, a violent struggle ensued over the bingo microphone. Olson alleges that "
And this is just the beginning, folks. Brüno hits theaters July 11.
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