Kazhakstan is threatening to sue Borat for defamation. And accusing him of "serving someone's political order designed to present Kazakhstan and its people in a derogatory way". Seriously.
Somehow, I don't think this will get him to stop - even under Britain's draconian libel laws.
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I think you'll find they're threatening to sue Cohen, rather than a fictitious character.
Posted by Anonymous : 11/15/2005 01:16:00 PM
But why?
Posted by Anonymous : 11/15/2005 02:26:00 PM
People thought Ali G was for real as well.
Posted by Rich : 11/15/2005 02:39:00 PM
Christiaan: Yes - but nobody would know who Cohen was.
Posted by Idiot/Savant : 11/15/2005 03:23:00 PM
I know you've got to to cater to the lowest common denominator, what with all the intellectually challenged supporters of Iraq occupation around here, but I would have assumed most of your readership would know who Cohen is by now. In any case I just thought it amusing that someone might attempt to sue a fictitious character; it's what made me click through to the story. :)
Posted by Anonymous : 11/15/2005 11:50:00 PM
If it was me, I'd give him a national medal for the great job he did of teasing people in the US!
Posted by Kakariki : 11/17/2005 03:43:00 AM
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