Celebrity Justice
Meet the Woman Who's Suing Bruno

Richelle Olson suing Sacha Baron CohenThis is the woman who is suing Sacha Baron Cohen over the alleged violent attack at the bingo parlor during the filming of "Bruno."

Her name is Richelle Olson. She's 39 years old and lives in Palmdale, CA. Olson claims Cohen came to her charity bingo match for the elderly in the character "Bruno" and began calling numbers in a vulgar and offensive way. Olson says when she tried grabbing the mic away from him, Cohen attacked her, as did several of his cameramen.

Olson says she fell to the ground, suffered brain bleeds and has been forced to use a wheelchair or a walker ever since.

Her friends tell us Olson has deteriorated since the incident. The pic was taken either before or shortly after the alleged attack.

It was first printed this morning by the Antelope Valley Press.



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61. hey why didnt this hoe sue him when he did it like a year ago but now commercials of bruno came out she sueing now? LMAOOOOo if the judge doesnt see this is an obviously get rich quick scheme then hes a moron like this old hag PEACEEEE! oh and please stop hating its not gonna do anything because hes still gonna be rich and comes home to a hot ass wife unlike u losers who lives in the basement of your parents place.

Posted at 2:58AM on Jun 5th 2009 by yobananaboy

62. Sacha Baron I'm sure acted like an Ass! He can't do that!

Posted at 10:27PM on Jun 4th 2009 by showgirl

63. "Brain bleeds"? WTF

Fraaaawwwwd.

Posted at 10:28PM on Jun 4th 2009 by Foo

64. Gina.....how fu*&#^*$ rude you are to comment on how you think another person lives. And as far as "I can't believe how many people post on here that have very little if any education"...you just posted on here yourself dumb ass so I guess that makes you as stupid as everyone else. DUH!

Posted at 10:34PM on Jun 4th 2009 by Twitter this!

65. Dear CutTheCrap: You keep telling yourself that you look ten years younger, sweet cheeks, and maybe eventually you'll believe it yourself. No one else does. I suppose you could be one in a million, but as I said, most chicks just start to look ragged after their thirtieth birthday. Some even before it. Don't know why.

Posted at 10:47PM on Jun 4th 2009 by Another Gold Digger

66. I smell a scam. This woman is a golddigger.

Posted at 10:58PM on Jun 4th 2009 by Mortis

67. I dont like Cohen either but all this bs with this woman happened in 2007. If she was that drastically injured at the time of the incident, she/anyone with a brain in the room would of called the cops, got a report written up, and went in an ambulance ASAP (considering she is telling the truth about her injuries).

But none of this is the case. She must have been talking to a relative, friend, or watching TV and saw his "Bruno" persona on the TV (a sneak preview for his movie for example). That light bulb must have gone off in her head and called her attorney ASAP!!!! They realized he was a "celebrity" (I use the term ever so loosely) and went out for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$! Good luck trying to prove your case in court old bingo lady!

Another aspect about this case which leaves me thinking is that she agreed to let a "celebrity" (again, using that term ever so slightly) come into that building for a charity bingo game of some sorts. Which means she would of had to sign a waiver, form, or something which legally let Cohen film all of the drama that unfolded. And I bet you anything that somewhere in the fine print it said something to the effect of "we are not at fault for anything that happens here". And I believe anything health wise would DEF be covered under that stipulation.

I feel bad for the woman if she did get hurt, but we also need to remember that after Cohen, or should I say "Bruno" embarrassed her about the mic situation, she ran into another room where she started crying, which led to her fainting and hitting her head on the ground. So really, Cohen is not at fault here. If she was that upset, she should of sat down on a chair, the floor etc. Its even harder to pin this on Cohen because he wasn't even in the same room where she let herself fall onto a hard floor.

Nice try Bingo lady, but no cigar.

Posted at 12:01AM on Jun 5th 2009 by echoingpurple

68. Nice job Cohen, ruining a woman's life by attempting to be funny. He might as well run around town screaming "LAUGH AT ME! LAUGH AT ME!! I'M FUNNY, RIGHT? PLEASE LAUGH". Desperate asshole. The trailer "Bruno" was not receieved positively by any of the audiences I've seen it with. Should have quit while he was ahead with Borat. Bruno looks like a true piece of crap.

Posted at 12:37AM on Jun 5th 2009 by Good going Cohen, you fuckup

69. THIS CHICK IS FROM PALMDALE! THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHINGGGGGG AND THEN SOME!! IF I WERE HER I WOULD BE SUING LIKE CRAZY TO GET THE *EFF OUT OF PALMDALE!!! THAT PLACE IS... I *SHUTTER* TO EVEN DISCUSS!!!

Posted at 12:55AM on Jun 5th 2009 by Melissa

70. Such tiny eyes and a huge jawline! She looks weird. Is this a recent pic?

Well, if she had had "brain bleeds" she must have had medical attention. They will have the records and history.
If there were witnesses to the incident, his defense lawyer will get the real story, we hope.

Speaking of "bleeding" there are a lot of leeches out there. They make up incidents and bleed the celebs for as much money as they can. It's easier than working for a living!

Posted at 1:05AM on Jun 5th 2009 by uncle mia

71. We dont know anything about the truth of this woman's claims. She had brain bleeds whatever that means. We don't have the records of it and you need a medical team to verify the truth of that claim and attach cause to Cohen. Also, we don't know if Cohen touched her or not. They were being taped so if he did it should be on tape. Her description of what happened when the tape is rolling is vague. However, she is much more specific when the tape wasn't rolling as in I was sobbing and I fell and I hit my head. Who is to say that she didn't have something from before and she is trying to use this situation to milk it? I think it is silly to automatically assume that Cohen hit this woman and she is injured. None of us have any concrete information other than what she is claiming which is at this point just her words since we don't have access to any other hard evidence.

Posted at 1:09AM on Jun 5th 2009 by corinna

72. COHEN IS THE ANTICHRIST. HE WAS NEVER FUNNY AS ALI G, AND NEVER FUNNY SINCE. I PRAY HOURLY THAT HIS GENITALS FALL OFF, AND THAT HE GETS INCURABLE LARYNGEAL CANCER AND CAN NO LONGER SPEAK >>>>>>>>>>>> BECAUSE HE ISNT FUNNY...!!!!! ONLY REPUBLICANS WHO THINK THEY'RE BEING LIBERAL FOR A NIGHT ARE THOSE THAT DONT WANT TO VOMIT WHENEVER THEY SEE HIS NAME. FEED THIS IDIOT THROUGH A MEAT GRINDER.

Posted at 1:19AM on Jun 5th 2009 by sarah palin

73. palmdale is just a giant trailor park, the likes you see on COPS or AMW. this ugly chick looks like she's just collecting Disability because shes too UGLY for anyone to hire her ugly face....

Posted at 1:23AM on Jun 5th 2009 by track palin

74. I will wait until all of the facts are in before passing judgement, as many of you all should do as well. Before I address this ALLEGED incident, let me just say that this is not the first time Sasha and the production studios, etc. have been sued. All kinds of people, from all walks of life and cultures, tried suing him during the Borat movie. There were the Kazakhs who signed away their royalty rights and rights to real cash for being used in the movie. These cases were all thrown out of court because these people had all signed consent forms to their monetary compensation beforehand. Next there were those drunk college students who felt bamboozled by Sasha and felt that they were taken advantage of because of their drunk nature. Again, this was dismissed due to them signing consent forms previously before releasing the film. People from this movie have tried suing due to false misrepresentation of events, and on and on. This however, is the first case were bodily harm and injury has been alleged. Since the vast majority of cases are settled out of court, this one may go that route. Again, Sacha and the film companies have more money and access to the best lawyers, and considering his success rate, I would not be surprised in the least if this case favored Bruno. "Dolce & Gabana..HELLO!"

Posted at 1:23AM on Jun 5th 2009 by Bobbito Reyes

75. she might actually look more attractive with blood pouring out of her cracked skull than this pic....i hope god sends her straight to hell, she looks like a whore and a prostitute and an alcoholic and satan's hooker........

Posted at 1:27AM on Jun 5th 2009 by todd palin

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