The “terrorist” won.
A Palestinian man who was falsely labeled a terrorist in the Sacha Baron Cohen movie “Bruno” has settled his $110 million lawsuit against the outrageous comedian, court records show.
Ayman Abu Aita, “a peace loving person who abhors violence,” had said he was slimed in the “Borat” star’s 2009 mockumentary when it showed him being interviewed by Cohen’s Bruno character, with his name over the words, “terrorist group leader, Al-Aqsa Martyrs brigade.”
The suit noted that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade is a notorious Middle East terrorist group “culpable in the wanton slaughter of dozens of innocent people,” and Abu Aita, a Greek Orthodox grocer and father of four, is not a member.
Aita, who said he was duped into the interview and never signed a release, was the target of death threats and suffered a “loss of reputation” because of the movie, the suit said.
He sued Cohen and several others, including comedian Jonah Hill, who was a co-producer of the movie, and David Letterman, who interviewed Cohen before the film’s release and played a clip of Abu Aita on the show.
Aita’s lawyer, Joseph Peter Drennen, confirmed the matter was resolved “to the mutual satisfaction of all the parties,” but declined further comment. The terms of the deal are confidential.
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