Sacha Baron Cohen Sued For $114 Million Following Palestinian Peace Activist’s “Life-Threatening” Appearance In “Bruno”
Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedic actor behind the flamboyant character Bruno, is being sued by a Palestinian activist for $114 million in libel damages, The Daily Mail reports.
Ayman Abu Aita, a Palestinian grocer and peace activist, says that the summer box office hit has ruined his life. He claims he thought Baron Cohen was a German producing a film about Palestinians — not an actor making a mockumentary. In the film, Abu Aita travels with Bruno, a gay fashion journalist, to the Ein El-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon to meet with a leader there. A caption that appears during the scene describes Abu Aita as a “Terrorist group leader, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.”
Abu Aita says he has bombarded with death threats since the film’s release.

