guardian.co.uk - 6/26/2009
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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 ...
riskybusinessblog.com - 6/26/2009
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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 ...
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Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'
tmz.com - 6/25/2009
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Filed under: Michael Jackson , R.I.P. We've just
learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael...
suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics ...
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Michael Jackson Dies
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/25/2009
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[Updated at 3:15 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson
was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving...
at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.] [Updated at 2:46 p.m.: Jackson is in a...
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Michael Jackson is dead [Updated]
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Offending LaToya Jackson Scene Pulled From 'Brüno' After Michael's Untimely Death
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... Since we're in movie world, the first thing we thought when we heard the news of Jackson's death was an "uh oh," for Sacha Baron Cohen. We're all under heavy embargo, so we'll let the U.K. Guardian explain. ...
Michael Jackson Jokes Trimmed (Temporarily?) From Bruno
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... So yesterday Universal had a few pow-wows and decided to cut the scene, which had been included in press screenings, for the premiere “out of sensitivity to the Jackson family.” Director Larry Charles said later last night “We decided to take it out for tonight and we’ll reassess before the release whether to keep it out,” but The Guardian says that ‘reports suggest’ the scene won’t be reinstated for the film’s wide opening. If that’s the case, will Universal physically trim all prints already struck, or will they ...
‘Bruno’ cut out of respect to Jackson
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... Well, that was quick. The Guardian reports that, following the coinciding events of last night’s “Bruno” premiere and Michael Jackson’s tragic passing, a hasty — and possibly permanent — cut has been to the film. The scene in question pits Sacha Baron Cohen against Jackson’s sister LaToya: ...
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Jackson Death Causes Bruno Cut?
hollywood-elsewhere.com 6/26/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Steve Martin Tributes, Spoofs Michael Jackson
getthebigpicture.net 6/30/2009 — Among the many tributes to Michael Jackson we've seen over the past few days, one that might be unexpected is an essay by Steve Martin . They don't seem to have much in common, although both are Grammy winners and tremendous live performers. But Martin did have something to say on the ...
UNIV SHOULD BORROW BAY’S ROBOT BALLS —
Filmdrunk
On Friday I reported that Universal had cut a scene from Brüno featuring LaToya Jackson a few hours before the Brüno premiere in LA. At the time it was unclear whether the scene would make it into the theatrical version. They’ve since confirmed that it won’t be.
The studio ...
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 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 ...
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