Rudy Giuliani called a controversial scene in the new "Borat" movie a "complete fabrication," and said that "at no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate."
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“I urge everyone to watch the movie,” Baron Cohen said in a GMA interview. “It is what it is. He did what he did. And make your own mind up ... It was pretty clear to us.” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-23/sacha-baron-cohen-giuliani-borat-movie-gma">https://www.latimes.com/entertain...
While actress Maria Bakalova said she "always felt safe," Baron Cohen got honest and revealed that he was “quite concerned for her” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-23/sacha-baron-cohen-giuliani-borat-movie-gma">https://www.latimes.com/entertain...
The scene making headlines happens late in the film and involves a hotel-suite interview, and an awkward encounter.
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For reasons that are "both difficult and pointless to summarize," Borat’s specific mission in the film is hard to explain but we do in our review of the Amazon film https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-21/borat-2-review-sacha-baron-cohen">https://www.latimes.com/entertain...
Meanwhile, Baron Cohen — in character as Borat — defended Giuliani Thursday in a comedic statement about the encounter. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-23/sacha-baron-cohen-giuliani-borat-movie-gma">https://www.latimes.com/entertain...