Sasha Cohen IS a comic genius. If this letter is real, which I'm not even convinced of because it is so over the top, then it is not the whole story. I've seen Sasha Cohen interview numerous people as Ali G, Borat or Bruno, and they came out of it fine. A little miffed maybe, but they acted professionally and didn't look bad.
What this person isn't saying, I'm guessing, is that when Borat asked "You hate the dirty Jew?" the guy answered "I sure do!". --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
