This letter is in this week's Newsweek. Regardless of your opinion of
the Borat movie or the character, I think it is really sad:
Blindsided by Borat
I am one of Sacha Baron Cohen's many victims ("Behind the Schemes,"
Oct. 16). Because his handlers told me he was Borat Sagdiyev, "a TV
journalist from Kazakhstan," I booked him for a live studio interview
on our morning news show in Jackson, Miss., thinking he was a
legitimate reporter doing a documentary to be shown in his home
country. I checked out his public-relations company's Web site and
even met one of the publicists in person. They seemed genuine. But
once the camera was on him, this man destroyed our credibility in very
short order. Because of him, my boss lost faith in my abilities and
second-guessed everything I did thereafter. I spiraled into
depression, and before I could recover I was released from my contract
early. It took me three months to find another job and now I'm
thousands of dollars in debt and struggling to keep my house out of
foreclosure. How upsetting that a man who leaves so much harm in his
path is lauded as a comedic genius. Think of all the other people
who've probably been fired because of his antics.
D. A. Arthur
Panama City, Fla.
I personally think he should sue. I wonder is Sacha Baron Cohen is
aware of this? He certainly should be.
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