A Palestinian shopkeeper, labeled as’ leader of a terrorist group “in the Bruno movie, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, has filed a complaint against the tape. Requests $ 110 million (more than 75 million euros) in damages because he says Bruno “has ruined her life.”
According to reports from Fox News, Ayman Abu Aita complained of having suffered “damages and losses” from its appearance in the film, which was identified as the leader of the terrorist group al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
The lead actor, Sacha Baron Cohen, plays a gay Austrian presenter tricks their humorously interviewed, making them believe that participating in a documentary. This is exactly what she thought was given Aita when granting the interview Cohen in the film.
“There was nothing special. He said it was a German actor making documentaries for young people … I wanted to do a story to mobilize young people to help (Palestinian people). Did not think it could affect me,” says Aita.
Days before the premiere of the film, Cohen went to the David Letterman show, aired by CBS, where he announced the interview the leader of the terrorist group that would appear in the film, which reportedly took place in a “secret location”, which also belies Aita.
The complaint, filed against Cohen, Letterman, NBC Universal, CBS Broadcasting, Worldwide Pants, Gannet Company and director Bruno, Larry Charles Wengrod, Aita is described as “a peaceful activist, family man and a prominent businessman” that never would have nothing to do with any terrorist action.