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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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61. Heard that Sasha got Selena Gomez preggers.
Not fact, only an allegation by a stripper at my local gent's club.

Posted at 11:27PM on Jul 10th 2009 by ClayiusMan

62. loser, go back to work and pay some f ing taxes.

Posted at 11:31PM on Jul 10th 2009 by james o'halloran

63. Too bad he didn't pull this at the bingo hall that his grandparents play at. His is just like Madonna, grabbing at straw, trying to stay on top.

Posted at 11:28PM on Jul 10th 2009 by just saying

64. "Emotionally?"
WTF

Posted at 11:38PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Sad Day

65. #38 you are as stupid as she is. Why are there so many stupid ass ppl on this earth??????? DAMN!

Posted at 11:40PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Jlynn

66. I am so sick of this Bruno crap. They just cant wait to gay everything up!

Posted at 11:47PM on Jul 10th 2009 by The Man

67. There are so many stupid people on this earth, because smart people like you say so, Jlynn. Breathe. It'll be okay.

Posted at 11:51PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Lucy McGillicuddy

68. I understand not believing her. Anyone can question what she's saying. But those people who writing things like "fell headfirst into concrete slab" are sick. Since when is falling head first into a concrete slab funny?

I'm surprised no one has taken her side yet. I don't know if this has any merit. It's pretty out there and it could very well be someone who is out for money.

But we don't know what actually happened that day. If his behavior was so extreme that it could cause someone to completely break down, and we know very well we won't know what this guy is capable of cuz this kind of thing won't make into the movie, he needs to be held accountable. In his kind of business, anything go wrong at any minute. He should be prepared for this kind of thing.

Posted at 11:55PM on Jul 10th 2009 by Leveltwo

69. Oh man, seriously?

He used dirty words and it traumatized her so much that she fainted, fell, and is now in a wheelchair? He physically harmed her without laying a hand on her? Really? Damn, Sacha has garnered the power of The Force! Or maybe this woman is just a fruit loop who is after any money she can get from a celebrity because she got a little embarrassed.

Posted at 12:03AM on Jul 11th 2009 by Hope

70. I laughed so hard reading this story I fell off my chair and now both my arms are broken. I fear my sex life has just taken a serious blow no pun intended. I am suing this bitch for making me laugh.

Posted at 12:13AM on Jul 11th 2009 by digdug

71. Is it just me or is anyone else sick and tired of seeing pictures in the news of this ass clown wearing his stupid outfits? His schtick has gotten very old now.

Posted at 12:17AM on Jul 11th 2009 by moveover

72. Like I said, I hope she gets every penny.

Posted at 12:22AM on Jul 11th 2009 by Lucy McGillicuddy

73. I hate Bruno with a passion. I don't know why Sacha can't just be himself in interviews. And when he did that one interview and had an "emotional breakdown" over stuff that didn't even really happen in real life.. Give me a break, Sacha.

Posted at 12:31AM on Jul 11th 2009 by Emma

74. "He said vicious awful things to me, and I fell down the stairs, and my shoes fell off!"

Posted at 12:59AM on Jul 11th 2009 by Jamie

75. I can certainly see where someone would feel slighted once they found out that they were punked, and they in turn would try to make a buck off of SBC because he misrepresented himself and he's cashing in on it! They just want their piece of the pie. Without them, he doesn't have a film. He's a comedian, but unfortunately the laughs come at someone else's expense. To some people it's really funny to observe his antics, unless of course that someone everyone is laughing at is you. The only thing I've seen him in is Borat, and understandably I can see where people feel he has taken advantage of their kindness & naivete. He's making tons of money with his guerrilla style filmmaking. In the end, what comes around goes around. Let's see if he has a sense of humor when the tables are turned.

Posted at 12:48AM on Jul 11th 2009 by justmyimagination

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