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It's one thing to be taunted by a mustachioed imbecile for a Kazakh public TV audience, but quite another when the mustachioed imbecile is set to become one of the richest and most powerful men in Hollywood, and the audience turns out to be every man, woman, and snuck-in child in America. A "not everyone loves Borat" round-up (and it's full of spoilers, for those die-hard Borat fans patiently waiting until the movie hits the discounted second-run theaters):
· The Sun reports that after the SNL taping of a few weeks ago, Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as Borat, and that week's host Hugh Laurie, popped into a New York bar for some interactive fun with the clientele. An unamused patron then responded to Borat's request to purchase and have sex with his clothing by punching him in the face several times. Witness reports claiming the assailant was a bitter and broke Yakov Smirnoff demanding his act back turned out to be erroneous. [The Sun]
· That village at the beginning of the movie wasn't a Fox backlot set—it was an actual village, called Glod, in Romania. Its inhabitants are now claiming they were lied to, having been paid roughly six dollars each and told they were being filmed as part of a documentary about poverty in the region. Particularly bitter is the one-armed man who has come to realize his floppy prosthetic may have once found its way up the anus of the film's unwitting star at the hand of a proud homosexual. [DailyMail.co.uk]
· As the world laughs, Borat's victims continue to weather the reverberations of their public humiliations and betrayals. Some of their stories are compiled by the AP, including the Jackson, Miss. morning show producer who let Borat on the air to wreak havoc on an interview segment and weather report, leading directly to her firing and a "downward spiral." We'd recommend adding the scene to her clip reel and immediately mailing an application package to Good Day L.A., where that kind of gonzo morning show programming vision is best appreciated. [ABCNews.com/AP]