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hollywood-elsewhere.com - 6/26/2009
Jackson Death Causes Bruno Cut?
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The death of Michael Jackson "forced a last-minute cut to Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno," according to the Guardian's Xan Brooks. As the news of Jackson's passing broke, a scene in which Cohen interviews the singer's sister, LaToya "was hastily removed from the film" for last night's premiere ...
Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'
riskybusinessblog.com - 6/26/2009
Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'
— riskybusinessblog.com — By Steven Zeitchik and Matthew Belloni The sudden death of Michael Jackson on Thursday prompted a series... of discussions at Universal Pictures that resulted in the studio cutting a Jackson-related sketch from "Bruno" only hours before its Los Angeles ... (more) Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'

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Michael Jackson scene cut from 'Bruno'
hollywoodreporter.com - 6/28/2009
Michael Jackson scene cut from 'Bruno'
— hollywoodreporter.com — More Michael Jackson coverage The sudden death of Michael Jackson on Thursday prompted a series of discussions... at Universal Pictures that resulted in the studio cutting a Jackson-related sketch from "Bruno" only hours before its Los Angeles premiere. ... (more) Michael Jackson scene cut from 'Bruno'

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joblo.com - 6/29/2009
Review: Bruno
— joblo.com — PLOT: Bruno is a gay Austrian fashion model who caused quite a stir by bringing a %100... Velcro suit to an event and making a lot of people angry. He is humiliated and to makes matters worse, he is dumped by his assistant/boyfriend. He then decides to ... (more) Review: Bruno
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‘Bruno’ cut out of respect to Jackson
In Contention — ... enraged LaToya terminates the interview and storms off the set. Reports suggest that the scene will not be restored for its official release on 10 July. It would appear that the scene isn’t particularly derogatory about the late superstar, but the powers that be at Universal decided to remove it “out of respect to Jackson’s family.” Fair enough. However, Jeffrey Wells, who has seen the film with the scene intact, thinks it’s an overreaction: I’ve seen the scene and ...

Michael Jackson’s Death Affects Bruno Cut. Today in Film Bloggery 06/26/09
SpoutBlog — ... Jeff Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere tried to find out if the cut is permanent but hasn’t received an answer from Universal. He also gives his opinion on the hasty and unnecessary edit: ...

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LaToya Jackson scene pulled from Bruno
guardian.co.uk 6/26/2009 — Death of Michael Jackson prompts Sacha Baron Cohen's spoof interview with sister LaToya to be pulled from film The death of Michael Jackson forced a last-minute cut to Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy Brüno, which premiered in Los Angeles yesterday evening. As the news broke, a scene in which Cohen ...
Universal Trims LaToya Jackson from Bruno
weblogs.variety.com 6/26/2009 — The day that Michael Jackson died, Universal execs realized that they had to make a change in Bruno . Fast. They called writer-producer-star Sacha Baron Cohen, who instantly agreed that a short scene with Michael Jackson's sister, Latoya, was no ...
Michael Jackson Jokes Removed from 'Brüno'
getthebigpicture.net 6/26/2009 — Though there will come a time when we will see it, the producers of Brüno have hurriedly edited out a sketch from the Sacha Baron Cohen film related to Michael Jackson . The scene was removed hours before the film's Los Angeles premiere last night. Perhaps you've seen or heard ...
Michael Jackson Scene Cut From Brüno Shortly Before Premiere
moviesblog.mtv.com 6/28/2009 — It appears that even the irreverent humor of cultural satirist Sacha Baron Cohen has its limits. In the wake of pop star Michael Jackson ’s death on Thursday, the decision was made — rightly, I think — to remove from a scene from ...
BRUNO ON CONAN, MICHAEL JACKSON
filmdrunk.uproxx.com 6/26/2009 — Sacha Baron Cohen (still in character, obviously) stopped by the Tonight Show after the L.A. premiere of Brüno (opens July 10th) last night, and you’ll never believe what happened. He took his clothes off and tried to molest the host. I know, I was as shocked as you are.  ...
Paying Respect to Michael Jackson, La Toya Jackson's Scene in 'Bruno' Cut
aceshowbiz.com 6/26/2009 — In the wake of Michael Jackson's sudden death, last-minute edit eliminating a scene featuring his older sister has been done to 'Bruno' prior to the film's June 25's Los Angeles premiere.
Universal Temporarily Removes Michael Jackson Scene from Brüno
filmschoolrejects.com 6/26/2009 — The sudden death of pop star Michael Jackson on Thursday has caused some discussion in the halls of Universal Pictures, according to Steven Zeitchik and Matthew Belloni of The Hollywood Reporter , which resulted in the studio cutting a Jackson-centric bit from the upcoming comedy Brüno  ...
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Michael Jackson skit cut from Bruno — Total Film News
The team behind Bruno have decided to edit out a scene from the film which references Michael Jackson following the performer’s death last Thursday. While the scene – which sees Sacha Baron Cohen’s Austrian reporter interviewing LaToya Jackson, while cracking about her ...
Should filmmakers delete scenes about Michael Jackson? Scene cut from Bruno — Film Gecko
The sudden death of Michael Jackson has left filmmakers scrambling to tweak or delete any scenes involving the pop star. Such was the case with "Bruno," where a Jackson-related sketch ended up getting cut just hours before the Los Angeles premiere. After much discussion, Universal ...
Has A Michael Jackson Joke Been Completely Excised From BRUNO? — Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
Beaks here... For perhaps the first time ever in his comedy career, Sacha Baron Cohen has exercised restraint. Earlier this week, I saw BRUNO (Cohen's follow-up to BORAT directed by Larry Charles), and thought nothing of a scene in which the flamboyant Austrian talk show host interviewed La ...
Universal Cuts Michael Jackson Scene from 'Bruno' — Cinematical
The decidedly un-PC Bruno has gone sensitive. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Universal has decided to err on the side of caution, and cut a Michael Jackson related skit from Sacha Baron Cohen's raunchy comedy. The edit was made just hours before its Los Angeles premiere. "We ...
Michael Jackson Jokes Trimmed (Temporarily?) From Bruno — /Film
Sacha Baron Cohen ’s Bruno had its LA premiere last night, and the show went on with a small part of the film exised, according to the Risky Biz Blog . A Michael Jackson -related scene was cut for the screening, showing Universal’s sensitivity to the news of Jackson’s ...
Offending LaToya Jackson Scene Pulled From 'Brüno' After Michael's Untimely Death — :: The Playlist ::
Obviously there's an outpouring of grief, or at least media attention and coverage, over the death of Michael Jackson , the King of Pop who died yesterday at the age of 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in L.A. And despite years of ridiculing Jackson, now that he has died, it's ...