Pam Anderson & Kid Rock's Marriage Destroyed by Kazakh Journalist
Nobody saw this one coming: Pamela Anderson and hubby Kid Rock (aka Bob Ritchie) announced their separation. The couple threw a trash-tastic wedding aboard a yacht in Saint Tropez last summer, then spent a stunning four months together before they had enough. Although it was safe to assume the couple split because she flashed her tit-tays all over town and got sick of watching NASCAR, that was not the case. Sources claimed the couple split over Americas favorite Kazakh journalist, Borat.
The hugely popular film shows Sasha Baron Cohenin character as Borat Sagdiyevfalling in love with Anderson after seeing her in a "Baywatch" rerun, then driving across America in order to propose marriage to her.
A friend of the couple said Anderson couldnt stand Kid's "male insecurity and major anger issues." The issue erupted two weeks ago while the couple attended a screening of Andersons new film Borat at Universal Studio exec Ron Meyer's Beverly Hills house.
Her friend tells Page Six, "Bob started screaming at Pam, saying she had humiliated herself and telling her, 'You're nothing but a whore! You're a slut! How could you do that movie?' in front of everyone. It was very embarrassing.
"Pam thought he could have a sense of humor about the movie. She was in on the gag from the very beginning and loved doing the movie. And on the eve of what was supposed to be a very positive thing, he made it an awful night.
"Ever since that night, it has been icicles between them," the friend relates. "Bob is just a very unhappy and angry man. Pam is very disenchanted and sad. You know, there are reasons why she never married him before. Those reasons disappeared while they were together on a boat in St. Tropez, but she knows now that they never went away. The reality is he is an insecure, angry man."
Neither Pams nor Kid Rocks reps commented on the details of the split, but no one really cares what they have to say. Were patiently waiting for Borats take on the situation.
"Borat" Theatrical Release Forms Revealed
Every day it seems there is a new lawsuit against Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen's phenomenally successful (if somewhat manipulative) alter ego. The liquored-up Frat Boys, the manners coach, and now the entire town of Glod, Romania are all working on a legal lynching of Cohen to repair the damage done from being one of Borat's unwitting actors. TMZ has obtained the film's release agreement, and a cover letter that includes:
"Thanks very much for your interest in appearing in our Film. We're glad that you want to appear in the film to share your views or insights with the public."
"Attached is our standard legal consent agreement. You'll see it explains that in addition to the chance to appear in the Film, you will get an appearance fee of $___., in return for your letting us have unrestricted rights to use your image and voice in our Film. As the agreement makes clear, you will be waiving all claims in relation to the Film."
There it is you stinky, drunk, racist, exceptionally well-mannered armless goat herders, the proof is there...You read it, you signed it, now Borat has your eternal soul. So back off.
Or are Borat's co-stars truly victims and should be compensated for the scam?
Sacha Baron Cohen Punched by Pissed New Yorker
Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen had his ass handed to him on a New York street a couple of weeks ago. Following his brief appearance on Saturday Night Live, Cohen took to the streets of Manhattan dressed in his Borat costume. As the actor and his friend Hugh Laurie made their way to dinner, Cohen put the costume and character to use, harassing a random stranger on the street.
Cohen approached the man and asked, "I like your clothings. Are nice. Please may I buying? I want have sex with it."
The New Yorker, apparently the only person in the country unfamiliar with Borat, responded to Cohens come-on by repeatedly punching the actor in his face. Laurie gave his homeboy a hand by pulling the stranger off, freeing Cohen to run away.
A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Sacha is very lucky he didn't get a much worse beating."
I guess the severity of the beating depends on which neighborhood one is visiting.
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Frat Boys Sue 'Borat' For Making Them Look Dumb
Two frat boys announced they intend to sue the producers of the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit. The frat boys claimed the producers, along with Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, encouraged them to get drunk, filmed their bad behavior, and used the footage in the movie. The plaintiffs, referred to as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 on court documents, said they were told the footage would not been seen in the U.S., and their identities would be hidden.
They were both selected to appear in the movie and, according to the suit, taken "to a drinking establishment 'to loosen up' and provided alcoholic beverages." They claim they signed the movie releases after "heavy drinking."
The suit claims both men were then taken to a motor home where they were filmed, all the while "encouraged to continue drinking."
The plaintiffs claim they suffered "humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional and physical distress, loss of reputation, goodwill and standing in the community" because the movie was, in fact, released in the U.S. The suit asks for unspecified damages.
Sounds a lot like Girls Gone Wild. I bet these boys, along with the rest of their frat brothers, not only own a porn library replete with GGW videos, but perhaps also film a few homemade GGW-style videos themselves.
Suck it up, boys.
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Chris Gores Footage Fetishes: Borat Movie-Film Make Me Thinks Deep Thought About Comedy Film
One wouldnt think there would be much to discuss after seeing a raunchy comedy, but Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is not your typical comedy. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan will not only leave viewers with stomach pain from laughter, but there are many social issues worthy of conversation, as well as a number of lessons to be learned by films the hype and inevitable success. (Hey, I get paid by the word, so each time I mention the title, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, thats an extra 12 words that gets added to this story.)
Rather than hit you over the head with a diatribe about how Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is effectively a fish-out-of-water tale mocking the ugly American, Id just like to point out some observations youre not likely to read in any other coverage of the movie.
Real People VS. Actors
Theres no better acting than reality in which no acting is involved. Borats original director Todd Phillips left the project when a shoot at a rodeo in Salem, VA ended in chaos that nearly turned violent. It was then that Borat actor-creator-star Sacha Baron Cohen chose to pair the film crew down to a miniscule level which further helped to sell the reality of the films story a foreigner documenting his travels across America. The astonished reactions of the real people within the film transcend typical acting from comic actors where we know its fake. Lesson: Real is funnier.
Yakov Regrets Not Wrestling Men in the Nude
Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff must really be wishing that he thought about wrestling a naked man 20 years ago. (Its a scene that I wont ruin, but it provides perhaps the biggest laughs in the movie.) You might remember Yakov as the guy who would say, What a country?! Or you might not. In fact, almost no one remembers, but the roots of Borats character are clearly influenced by the same type of comedy done by Yakov. Well, if you add racism and sexism done in a way that works. Lesson: Female nudity is sexy, but male nudity is funny.
Borat could have been unfunny like The Terminal
There was a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks released in 2004 called The Terminal which is painfully unfunny. Hanks stars as Viktor Navorski who is a foreigner with an accent much like Borats. Viktor is trapped at an airport when his fictional country of Krakozhia is overthrown. The comedy is forced and the humor is painful. This cliché by-the-numbers-tug-at-your-heart-strings picture excited, well, no one. Sacha Cohen learned a painful lesson when his Ali G character was forced into a traditional narrative feature script and like a square peg being jammed into a round hole, the result was ugly. And definitely not funny. For Borat, Coen went scriptless and the result is more true to the character. Lesson: Throw away the script. For some films, a script should come in outline form only.
Shoot the Sequel Yesterday
Sacha Borat Cohens recent whirlwind press tour and the release of the film itself will effectively kill any chance that there could ever be a Borat sequel. The comedy in the film is based on the innocent bystanders ignorance that Borat is an actor playing a character and not a real foreigner promoting offensive beliefs. Now that everyone knows the gag, Cohen would have to travel to uncharted regions of America in order to find someone unaware of his movie. Lesson: If it looks like a hit, shoot the sequel before the first movie hits theaters.
Gore gone!
Chris_Gore is an author, a filmmaker, the creator of Film Threat, and one day hopes to travel to Kazakhstan to meet Borat's sister.
'Borat' Sparks Bidding War for Cohen's 'Bruno'
Sacha Baron Cohen apparently left HBO in the dust. The buzz over his upcoming film, Borat, is so huge, it sparked a bidding war over his next film, a send up for fashion reporter Bruno from the Da Ali G Show. Although Borat opens November 3rd, confident studio execs offered millions of dollars to be involved in the Bruno project.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures has leaped to the forefront of the bidding war over Cohen's next flick, offering more than $42 million for the worldwide distribution rights. The studio's bid reportedly puts it ahead of DreamWorks, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., all of which are vying for the comedy.
As of now, there isnt a script. No director either. Sources claimed Cohen might consider a summer 2007 production date. So what can fans expect from this character in a movie that hasnt been writen? Well, they should expect the opposite of the misogynistic, homophobic, anti-Semitic Borat.
For those who don't know, Bruno is a leather-clad, faux-hawked and otherwise over-the-top gay fashionista who is endlessly on assignment and who fancies himself the "voice of Austrian youth TV."
One of his most popular segments from Da Ali G Show featured Bruno interviewing a Southern Baptist pastor who specializes in converting homosexuals. Bruno peppers the "gay-saver" with questions about what is acceptable manly behavior (approved with a hearty "ach-ya") and what is not (dismissed with a condescending "nish-nish").
Showering with men, eating brunch, watching Will & Grace and just generally "being fabulous," all are deemed "nish-nish" by the pastor.
Some of Bruno's other memorable reports include an investigation into wrestling in Daytona Beach and his fashion industry-skewering trend reports from New York and Los Angeles Fashion Weeks.
Lets just hope Borat turn out to be worth all the hype.
Cohen as 'Bruno.'
Watch the First 4 Minutes of "Borat" Online
I like you... do you like me?
Borat, the fictional Kazakh character created by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, (and currently the bane of the actual Kazakhstan government) is readying his debut on movie screens everywhere this Novemeber 3rd.
Here are the first 4 minutes of the Borat moviefilm.
...is Niiiiice!
UK Jewish Group Not Forgiving Borat
Comic Sacha Baron Cohen has incurred the wrath of a British Jewish organization for his Borat character - just in time for todays Yom Kippur holiday.
The Board of Guardians of British Jews takes umbrage with Cohen-as-Borat's many jokes about Jews, Kazakhstans treatment of Jews, and Jewish stereotypes. The organization is not amused.
"We gave Mr. Baron Cohen an informal warning over six months ago about the Borat character... bringing major embarrassment to the Jewish community," says one Harry Greenberg, president of The Board. "Mr. Baron Cohen ignored our letters and phonecalls [sic] ... and has been banned from setting foot into any synagogue for six months."
The group also wants Cohen to pay a fine of $17,000.
The Board of Guardians isnt the only organization that finds Borat offensive. Aside from the Kazakh government's much-publicized concern, the American Anti-Defamation League is also worried that imbeciles in the U.S. will take Borat seriously and start hating Jews. And knocking back fermented horse urine.
Cohen - who is Jewish - hasnt responded to this latest wrist-slap, but he has until October 23 to appeal the Board of Guardians' ruling.
The happy idiot at the center of it all.
Borat, Bush and Those Touchy Kazakhs
President Bush, apparently unaware that Borat is a fictional character, is demonstrating his understanding of satire by inviting the president of Kazakhstan to solemnly discuss one of the biggest problems of our time. Not Osama bin Laden... but pale Jewish comic Sacha Baron Cohen.
Thats right, Bush will hold talks with the leader of Kazakhstan, homeland of Cohens alter ego, in an attempt to make nice with the oil-rich nation that Cohen lampoons in the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
Cohen, 35, creator of Ali G, has infuriated the Kazakhstan government with his portrayal of Borat, a bumbling Kazakh TV presenter.
The opening scene, which shows Borat lustily kissing his sister goodbye and setting off for America in a car pulled by a horse, had audiences in stitches when it was first shown last week.
But the film, which has just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, has prompted a swift reaction from the Kazakhstan government, which is launching a PR blitz in the States.
President Nazarbayev has confirmed his government will buy educational TV spots and print advertisements about the real Kazakhstan in a bid to save the country's reputation before the film is released in the US in November.
Meanwhile, theres no word on whether British Muslim hip-hop wannabes are demanding a similar sit-down with Bush.
Now this they should take offense at.