Apparently Borat is writing a travel book.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/05/25/books.borat.reut/
I'll bet it's called something long or something foreign-sounding! Like "Advicings on Travellings to Foreign Prefectures Withs Borats!" I'm going to sue them if that's the title. Seriously. (Okay, I just looked closer and found out the two HILARIOUS titles: "Borat: Touristic Guidings to Minor Nation of U.S. and A." and "Borat: Touristic Guidings to Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." Boy, That Borats!)
He's also getting sued by another person who didn't agree to be in the movie, having been blurred in the trailer but not the film itself - He's a lawyer running away from Borat's hug. He's arguing his civil rights are violated. When's the last time a white guy said that and got away with it?
Anyhow, he makes and interesting legal point, one which is rebuffed by the all-too-protective Fox, though I have to sort of cheer them on for protecting "artistic freedom," aka box office receipts. He didn't sign a release, so he should be protected, but even New York City is defending Borats.
To be honest, I don't care so much that this guy says he was humiliated. What I do care about, however, is the idea that 20th Century Fox is going to get around the age-old rule of needing a likeness release, and in a huge film, no less. I've been making short films for years, and in fact just did some undercover improv, and I've always had to blur out people's faces or get releases. No exceptions. Then again, I don't have Glorious Nation of NewsCorp backing me.
I would just like to see them lose the one case. And seriously, the movie is only good for one watchings anyway. Oh, balls in the face - what a surprise, this second time I've seen it... Ehh.
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