Celebrity Justice
Sacha Baron Cohen -- BINGO! Re-Sued

The woman who sued Sacha Baron Cohen over a "Bruno" attack now says the actor never struck her, but beat her down emotionally to the point she's now confined to a wheelchair.

Sacha Baron Cohen -- BINGO! Re-Sued
Richelle Olson has amended her lawsuit against Cohen, NBC Universal and others, claiming Cohen and his crew were "replete with deceit, fraud and misrepresentation" when they contacted the charity she ran, offering to send a "celebrity" to her charity bingo tournament for the elderly.

Olson claims the character Bruno showed up and began calling bingo numbers "using vulgar and offensive language over the loud speaker system." She says she asked him to stop but he didn't, and the film crew captured her "humiliating emotional reaction"

The suit claims Olson left the stage, went into a side room, began sobbing uncontrollably and lost consciousness, falling headfirst into a concrete slab. As a result, she's confined to a wheelchair and a walker.

She's suing for unspecified damages. And, we're told, the scene was cut from the movie. Welcome to Hollywood.



Tags: bruno, lawsuit, movie, nbc, richelle olson, RichelleOlson, sacha baron cohen, SachaBaronCohen

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16. Sasha's sh*t is getting pretty old...didn't we already do this a couple of years ago? REHASH! Should charge us half price to see this old crap!

Posted at 1:45PM on Jul 11th 2009 by deirdre

17. This guy is hilarious! It sounds to me that investigators found she wasn't physically handicapped. Just another golddigger. Go Sasha! You're brilliant and way too funny!

Posted at 9:54PM on Jul 10th 2009 by beachy

18. This bingo bit was copied from Tom Green. He did this schtick YEARS ago -- just like every other JACKASS has been copying him for ages.

Borat/Bruno/Bingo whatever... get some original material.

Posted at 9:57PM on Jul 10th 2009 by TomGreenDotCom

19. God I love Bruno..... what is it with Americans trying to find any way possible to sue someone.

Posted at 10:04PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Total Package

20. Burno rules!!!!!!

Posted at 9:57PM on Jul 10th 2009 by John

21. Seriously? Geez, how stupid can someone be. This idiot should have learned - OH WAIT, IT'S A SPOOF FROM SBC, JUST LIKE LAST TIME. This dumb skeeze gives all of us who are her gender a bad name. GO AWAY, LADY!

Posted at 9:59PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Liz in CA

22. #5.... LOL!!!!!

Posted at 10:02PM on Jul 10th 2009 by judie

23. so she suddenly remembered that she wasnt physically beaten? welcome to not getting a penny from anyone and for people thinking youre a gold digger, which you are. i hope the hate of the community is worth the 0 dollars you will be receiving. this woman is a loser and should be put in jail for falsely accusing someone of a crime they didnt commit.

Posted at 10:01PM on Jul 10th 2009 by bophus

24. The suit claims Olson left the stage, went into a side room, began sobbing uncontrollably and lost consciousness, falling headfirst into a concrete slab. As a result, she's confined to a wheelchair and a walker.


ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL... oh...sorry.

Posted at 10:03PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Jstbtrflyz

25. "beat her down emotionally so that she's now confined to a wheelchair"??????!!!
Are you freaking kidding me?
Another ignorant, white trash, trailer-park reject out to scam the system.
(or a "planted" publicity ploy to stir up some media attention for a boring, mediocre movie...)

Posted at 10:02PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Keith

26. is this guy gay? i can"t tell

Posted at 10:04PM on Jul 10th 2009 by The Back Door

27. Thats like me saying I am suing the sidewalk because it had a crack in it

Posted at 10:07PM on Jul 10th 2009 by get a grip

28. What did she say in the original suit? If she originally claimed Baron Cohen struck her, doesn't that expose her to charges of perjury?

Posted at 1:39AM on Jul 11th 2009 by Hallie

29. Isla - get the hell out!

Posted at 10:08PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Mariella - Melbourne Australia

30. Amended her lawsuit? It's always nice to be vague when you're accusing someone of serious bad behavior. They'll bring Britney Spears into this somehow. Keep amending until there's a good plotline and we'll sell it to Toyota as a car commercial.

Posted at 10:30PM on Jul 10th 2009 by PolarBear

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