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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31. 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

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Sad, isn't it? Some people will do ANYTHING to get a buck. Perhaps if our legal system was like Great Britain's - the loser has to pay. Don't want their sorry health care system - but if we made losers pay - there would be ALOT less frivilous lawsuits.

Unfortunately, most of our law makers are attorneys. Sick.

Posted at 10:11PM on Jul 10th 2009 by beachy

32. THAT IS THE BEST STORY I'VE HEARD IN YEARS..I'M GONNA SUE HIM TOO....I WAS LAUGHING SOO HADAND HIS LATEST MOVIE I KNOCKED MY HEAD ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING MY BALLZ TO TURN BLUE.....WHATS HIS ADDRESS MY LAYWER NEEDS TO SEND THE PAPERS

Posted at 10:15PM on Jul 10th 2009 by CHICKENMAN

33. wow that chick has got issues!

Posted at 10:12PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Meriam

34. I think it's a sad commentary on our society when someone sues over "vulgar and offensive language." He's not responsible for any injuries(if she really had any) she sustained by getting too worked up over his prank.

Posted at 10:16PM on Jul 10th 2009 by gitRdun

35. gee, her story changed when she realized they filmed the whole incident, amazing.

Posted at 10:23PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Quincy M.E.

36. Obxinious bialy

Posted at 10:23PM on Jul 10th 2009 by KMGH

37. He should go away obnixious bialy

Posted at 10:26PM on Jul 10th 2009 by KMGH

38. LMFAO!!!!!! That was toooo cute #23 aka (CHICKENMAN)!!!!

Posted at 10:29PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Jlynn

39. I would be embarassed to be her. How ridiculous. I'm not a fan of Bruno - but she is just out for money. It's not like it even makes any sense. She needs to grow up and go to work like the rest of us.

Posted at 10:42PM on Jul 10th 2009 by rtl

40. I was hurt at work today. My boss reprimanded me and said some vicious things and I'm very hurt about it.

Posted at 10:32PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Frank

41. leave it to a woman to give our advocate a hard time . is like to slap her silly . shes just jealous because bruno looks better in fishnets . leave my man alone . rodolfo valentino, hair dresser to the stars ............

Posted at 10:36PM on Jul 10th 2009 by rodolofo

42. Too bad the bingo scene did not make the movie, because we could have really decided if Cohen was being a butt to her.

Posted at 10:48PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Tom

43. What a crock of sh*t. This hick is just trying to make a quick buck. I wonder how humiliated she's gonna be when the judge looks at her and says "DENIED!!!" I wonder how fast she'll fall and smack her face on the floor there, shouldn't be far to go from her "wheelchair".

Can't wait to see the movie, I only wish they hadn't edited this part from the movie, I bet it was HILARIOUS!!!

Posted at 10:40PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Carriss

44. Those two deserve each other. Why can't they all just get along??

Posted at 2:51AM on Jul 13th 2009 by zheng ye

45. Bruno is on my last nerve, but it sounds to me like this broad was too fragile to leave the house in the first place.

Posted at 12:06AM on Jul 12th 2009 by CaliNDaValley

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