Michael Jackson: No laughing matter in 'Bruno'

Los Angeles Times - 26th Jun 2009

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Michael Jackson: From our friends at Company Town: Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is a fearless, equal-opportunity offender, but when it comes to jokes about Michael Jackson in Cohen's new film "Bruno" (July 10),  there apparently are limits: at the last minute, "Bruno's" filmmakers have cut out a sequence about Jackson and his sister, La Toya. When the film was shown to audiences several weeks ago, "Bruno" included a scene where Cohen's title character -- a... Read full story at Los Angeles Times

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